Quote of the day
No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion.
Wilhelm Ostwald
Born: September 2, 1853
Died: April 4, 1932 (aged 78)
Bio: Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald was a German chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities.
Known for:
- The fundamental principles of chemistry (1909)
- Natural philosophy (1910)
- Individuality and Immortality (1906)
- Outlines of General Chemistry (1890)