On Nov. 7, 1911, Marie Curie’s birthday (born 1867), she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “in…
In 1897, Lonza Electricity Works was established on the banks of river Lonza in Switzerland. The electricity was…
In 1907, Reid Hunt described the toxic effects of methyl and ethyl alcohols. One of Hunt’s most important…
In 1906, Reid Hunt discovered the hypotensive effects of acetylcholine. One of Hunt’s most important research contributions was…
In 1901, Frederick McKay, a young dental school graduate, left the East Coast to open a dental practice…
On Mar. 6, 1899, Bayer, based in Germany, introduced a newly patented pain relief product under the trademark…
On Aug. 10, 1897, German chemist Felix Hoffmann searching for something to relieve his father’s arthritis synthesized acetylsalicylic…
On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…
In 1894, German chemist Felix Hoffmann, one of the inventors of Aspirin, joined “Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer &…
In 1885, the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy opened in the basement of the Medical Building, the…
In 1883, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley becomes chief chemist, expanding the Bureau of Chemistry’s food adulteration studies. Campaigning…
On Jan. 1, 1881, the Eastman Dry Plate Company (Eastman Kodak) was founded in Rochester, New York, by…
On Apr. 6, 1876, thirty-five chemists met at the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York…
In 1867, Paris or Emerald Green (copper(II) acetoarsenite), the first chemical insecticide, used against the Colorado potato beetle,…
On Sept. 20, 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded which marked the…
On May 8, 1794, Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier, considered the “Father of modern chemistry” was guillotined during the French…