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Moissan

American  
[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

You may remember that when I first met Mr. Wynne he inquired if I had not done some special work for Professor Moissan.

From The Diamond Master by Futrelle, Jacques

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

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