Sample of Haber's Synthetic Ammonia, 2 July 1909

Made:
1909 in Karlsruhe
preparer:
Fritz Haber and Robert Le
Sample of Haber's Synthetic Ammonia, 2 July 1909 First of two sealed glass tubes containing the first specimens

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First of two sealed glass tubes containing the first specimens
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Sealed glass tube containing the first specimens of liquified ammonia synthesised by the Haber process on 2nd July, 1909. Stored inside spherical pressure tested glass container with steel base.

The liquid held in this inner glass tube is the first sample of perhaps the most significant invention of the 20th century.

In 1909 German scientist Fritz Haber found a chemical way to extract nitrogen from air – in the form of liquid ammonia. This discovery paved the way for human-made nitrogen fertiliser. It woud transform farming and food production.

Details

Category:
Industrial Chemistry
Object Number:
1952-391/1
Materials:
ammonia, glass and steel (metal)
Measurements:
overall: 370 mm 280 mm, 10kg
type:
chemicals, ammonia and synthetic chemicals
credit:
Robert Le Rossignol