Quote by: Wilhelm Ostwald

For, with pure water the inversion of cane sugar scarcely proceeds and subsequently it required very thorough, difficult studies before this effect and its order of magnitude were established.


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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