Moissan

[mwa-sahn]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

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The study of diamonds led Moissan to believe that in nature they are formed by the cooling of a melted mixture of iron and carbon.

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So, with an electric furnace having electrodes as large as a man's wrist, a mixture of iron and charcoal in a carbon crucible, and a glass tank filled with water, Moissan set out to change the charcoal to diamonds.

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This startling discovery was subsequently verified by Professors C. Friedel and H. Moissan, and also by Sir W. Crookes.

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Attempts to make diamonds artificially have been numerous, but, with the sole exception of those of Henri Moissan, all have resulted in failure.

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