Quote by: Wilhelm Ostwald

The distinction between the old and the new formulations consisting in the incorporation of the concept of the rate of chemical reactions is so great that it immediately asserted itself in the objective development of catalysis.


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  • NameWilhelm Ostwald
  • DescriptionBaltic German chemist
  • AliasesFriedrich Wilhelm Ostwald
  • BornSeptember 2, 1853
  • DiedApril 4, 1932
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionChemist; Esperantist; Inventor
  • AwardsFaraday Lectureship Prize; Nobel Prize In Chemistry