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It is sometimes easier to circumvent prevailing difficulties [in science] rather than to attack them.
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Born: August 30, 1852
Died: March 1, 1911 (aged 58)
Bio: Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Jr. was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is best known for his discoveries in chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, osmotic pressure, and stereochemistry.
Known for:
- Imagination in Science
- The Arrangement of Atoms in Space
- Studies in chemical dynamics
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