Fritz Haber facts for kids
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Fritz Haber
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Fritz Haber, c. 1919
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| Born | 9 December 1868 |
| Died | 29 January 1934 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Heidelberg University Humboldt University of Berlin Technical University of Berlin |
| Known for | Haber process Born–Haber cycle Fertilizer Haber–Weiss reaction Chemical warfare Second Battle of Ypres Explosives |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Immerwahr (1901–1915; her death; 1 child) Charlotte Nathan (1917–1927; divorced; 2 children) |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1918) Rumford Medal (1932) Iron Cross (1915) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology University of Karlsruhe |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Theodore Liebermann |
Fritz Haber (9 December 1868 – 29 January 1934) was a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber–Bosch process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas. This invention is of importance for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives. The food production for half the world's current population involves this method for producing nitrogen fertilizers. Haber, along with Max Born, proposed the Born–Haber cycle as a method for evaluating the lattice energy of an ionic solid.
Haber is also considered the "father of chemical warfare" for his years of pioneering work developing and weaponizing chlorine and other poisonous gases during World War I, especially his actions during the Second Battle of Ypres.
