Articles written by Andy Allison
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Adolf Baeyer and the Synthesis of Indigo Dye
Adolf Baeyer was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Most famously he carried out the synthesis of indigo dye and pioneered the development of phthalein dyes.
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Hermann Fischer Discoverer of the Peptide Bond
Hermann Fischer discovered the peptide bond and won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1902 for groundbreaking work on the structure and properties of purines and sugars.
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Jacobus van't Hoff Pioneer of Physical Chemistry
Jacobus van't Hoff was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his brilliant work on osmotic pressure and chemical equilibria.
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The Human Kidney Structure and Function
The anatomy and physiology of the human kidney, evolved over millennia, enable this organ to excrete waste, regulate homeostatic processes and produce important hormones.
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Entropy and Free Energy Made Simple
Thermodynamics describes how heat energy moves around and can prove a difficult subject to study. Good models for entropy and free energy aid understanding of this topic.
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A brief Biography of Shostakovich
Amongst soviet composers Shostakovich occupies a pivotal position as the leading 20th century symphonist and composer of many famous string quartets.
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Jean Perrin and Atomic Theory
Jean Perrin brilliantly confirmed Einstein's ideas on Brownian motion by the empirically calculating Avogadro's Constant, conclusively proving Dalton's atomic theory
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A Brief History of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Ideas about OCD, a serious mental illness, have evolved from ancient notions of melancholia and possession through to Freud's psychoanalysis and modern neurochemistry.
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Travelling at Light Speed
Proton collisions, at near light speeds, lead to bizarre effects which seemingly defy common sense. Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity helps to make sense of it all.
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Water The Greenhouse Gas in a Glass
The Earth's atmosphere contains countless, incredibly small, particles of water or H2O, the best known molecule on the planet and an important greenhouse gas.
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