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German postage stamp commemorating Fritz Haber

  • After 1950 – before 1995

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Stamp depicts profile of Fritz Haber who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for developing a process to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen gas, which allowed for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and explosives.

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  • Box 3

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Scientific Biography
Fritz Haber

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“German Postage Stamp Commemorating Fritz Haber.” Germany, n.d. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2801pg37r.

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