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Portrait of Robert Bunsen (1811-1899).

Bunsen, a German chemist, developed several techniques used for separating, identifying, and measuring chemical substances and is credited with the invention of the Bunsen burner. He and Gustav Kirchhoff (1824-1887) invented the spectroscope and discovered the elements cesium and rubidium. Bunsen was briefly a professor at the University of Breslau between 1851-1852.

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  • Series I: Sub-Series I: Georg Bredig Correspondence File, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series II. Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 4, Folder 41

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Scientific Biography
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff

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“Portrait of Robert Bunsen.” Wilhelm Engelmann, n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 4, Folder 41. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/hf4khzz.

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