alb3819884

Marcellin Berthelot, French Chemist

Pierre EugÃ¨ne Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907) was a French chemist and politician noted for the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry which argued that all chemical changes are accompanied by the production of heat and that processes which occur will be ones in which the most heat is produced. He synthesized many organic compounds from inorganic substances and disproved the theory of vitalism. He is considered as one of the greatest chemists of all time. The fundamental conception that underlay all Berthelot's chemical work was that all chemical phenomena depend on the action of physical forces which can be determined and measured. He proved that organic compounds can be formed by ordinary methods of chemical manipulation and obey the same principles as inorganic substances. He died suddenly, immediately after the death of his wife .

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image

Title:

Marcellin Berthelot, French Chemist

Caption:

Pierre EugÃ¨ne Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907) was a French chemist and politician noted for the Thomsen-Berthelot principle of thermochemistry which argued that all chemical changes are accompanied by the production of heat and that processes which occur will be ones in which the most heat is produced. He synthesized many organic compounds from inorganic substances and disproved the theory of vitalism. He is considered as one of the greatest chemists of all time. The fundamental conception that underlay all Berthelot's chemical work was that all chemical phenomena depend on the action of physical forces which can be determined and measured. He proved that organic compounds can be formed by ordinary methods of chemical manipulation and obey the same principles as inorganic substances. He died suddenly, immediately after the death of his wife .

Credit:

Album / Science Source / New York Public Library

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?

Image size:

2559 x 3489 px | 25.5 MB

Print size:

21.7 x 29.5 cm | 8.5 x 11.6 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

1827 • 1907 • 19TH CENTURY • 20 XX TWENTIETH CENTURY • 20TH CENTURY • 20TH • ART • ARTWORK • BERTHELOT • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CHEMIST • CHEMISTRY • COLORIZED • DETERMINED AND MEASURED • DISPROVED VITALISM • DRAWING • ENHANCEMENT • EUROPEA • EUROPEAN • FAMOUS • FIGURE • FRENCH • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • IMPORTANT • INFLUENTIAL • INORGANIC COMPOUNDS • M. BERTHELOT • MALE • MAN • MARCELLIN BERTHELOT • MEN • NOTABLE • ORGANIC COMPOUNDS • PEOPLE • PERSON • PERSONALITIES • PERSONALITY • PIERRE EUGÃ¨NE MARCELLIN BERTHELOT • POLITICAL • POLITICIAN • POLITICS • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • SCIENCE • SYNTHESIZED • THERMOCHEMISTRY • THERMOCHEMST • THOMSEN-BERTHELOT PRINCIPLE • THOMSEN-BERTHELOT • TWENTIETH CENTURY • WELL-KNOWN