Chemistry
- Carl von Linde obtains pure liquid oxygen and nitrogen by cooling air.
- Alfred Einhorn synthesises the local anesthetic novocaine.
- The first commercial use of the Frank–Caro process for the nitrogen fixation reaction of calcium carbide and atmospheric nitrogen to produce calcium nitrate as a fertilizer.
- Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch develop the Haber process for making ammonia from its elements, a milestone in industrial chemistry with deep consequences in agriculture.
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