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Moissan

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[mwa-sahn] / mwaˈsɑ̃ /

noun

  1. Henri 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel Prize 1906.


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Prof. Moissan, of the Sorbonne?The electric furnace, foundation of electric metallurgical industries.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And I believe, too, that you once did some special work for Professor Henri Moissan in Paris?"

From The Diamond Master by Futrelle, Jacques

Moissan, in my country, produced diamonds by heating charcoal and iron to a high degree, and letting the mixture cool under enormous pressure.

From With Links of Steel by Carter, Nicholas

It was Henri Moissan, Professor of Chemistry at the Sorbonne in Paris, who made the first great discoveries in the use of the electric furnace and produced the first artificial diamonds.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

In 1852 magnesium was isolated electrolytically by R. Bunsen, and this process subsequently received much attention at the hands of Moissan and Borchers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various