Heinrich Caro and the Creation of Modern Chemical Industry
Heinrich Caro and the Creation of Modern Chemical Industry

Author: Carsten Reinhardt

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2000-10-31

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780792366027

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Heinrich Caro (1834-1910) was the inventor of new chemical processes that in the two decades commencing in 1869 enabled BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany, to take first place among manufacturers of synthetic dyestuffs. The cornerstones of Caro's success were his early training as calico (cotton) printer in Germany, and his employment at a chemical firm in Manchester, England. Caro was a creative research chemist, a highly knowledgeable patent specialist and expert witness, and a brilliant manager of science-based chemical technology. This first full-length scientific biography of Heinrich Caro delineates his role in the emergence of the industrial research laboratory, the forging of links between academic and industrial chemistry, and the development of modern patent law. Major chemical topics include the rise of classical organic chemistry, collaboration with Adolf Baeyer, artificial alizarin and indigo, aniline dyes, and other coal-tar products, particularly intermediates.

Imagining Bosnian Muslims in Central Europe
Imagining Bosnian Muslims in Central Europe

Author: František Šístek

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2021-01-14

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1789207754

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As a Slavic-speaking religious and ethnic “Other” living just a stone’s throw from the symbolic heart of the continent, the Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina have long occupied a liminal space in the European imagination. To a significant degree, the wider representations and perceptions of this population can be traced to the reports of Central European—and especially Habsburg—diplomats, scholars, journalists, tourists, and other observers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This volume assembles contributions from historians, anthropologists, political scientists, and literary scholars to examine the political, social, and discursive dimensions of Bosnian Muslims’ encounters with the West since the nineteenth century.

From Kaifeng to Shanghai
From Kaifeng to Shanghai

Author: Roman Malek

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 722

ISBN-13: 1351566296

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The collection presents the proceedings of the international colloquium held in Sankt Augustin in 1997 and additional materials. The articles are written in English, German or Chinese (with English abstracts). The volume includes a general index with glossary.

The German Political Foundations' Work between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv
The German Political Foundations' Work between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv

Author: Anna Abelmann

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-04-27

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 3658200197

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The German political foundations are a world-wide unique phenomenon. The concept of their international work as both independent organizations and state financed institutes are naturally raising several questions. This book focus on the foundations’ work in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Tel Aviv. This region holds a special position within the German foreign policy due to unique character of the German-Israeli relations and the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict. Israeli, Palestinian and German authors contribute to this publication by examining the history, potential influence, scope of action, chances and limits of the foundations in that region from different perspectives and with a specific focus on current developments

Cai Guo-Qiang
Cai Guo-Qiang

Author: Guoqiang Cai

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13:

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El artista presenta eventos en los que realiza explosiones de pólvora, material vinculado a la historia de China y que él utiliza como elemento principal de su arte, sin pretender asociarlo a la idea de destrucción o violencia sino a su función original de comunicación. La exposición hace un recorrido por varios de dichos eventos, y muestra también dibujos realizados con pólvora, haciendo referencia al intercambio intercultural, la espiritualidad (especialmente relacionada con la filosofía oriental), y el poder de la naturaleza, utilizando metáforas -como el arco iris recreado con humo negro como alegoría de los ataques terroristas que sufre nuestra sociedad- que crean una universalidad poética.