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Title: Karl Auer, Austrian Scientist and Inventor
Caption: Carl Auer Freiherr von Welsbach (1858-1929) was an Austrian scientist and inventor who had a talent for discovering advances and turning them into commercially successful products. He is well known for his work on rare earth elements, which led to the development of the flint used in modern lighters, the gas mantle which brought light to the streets of Europe in the late 19th century, and the development of the metal filament light bulb.
Category: Science: Personalities
Credit: Album / Science Source / New York Public Library
Image size: 2400 × 3781 px | 26.0 MB
Print size: 20.3 × 32.0 cm | 944.9 × 1488.6 in (300 dpi)