Cover Picture: ZAAC - Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry 6/2016
2016; Wiley; Volume: 642; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/zaac.201690005
ISSN1521-3749
AutoresBřetislav Friedrich, Dieter Hoffmann,
Tópico(s)Medical Research and Treatments
ResumoZeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine ChemieVolume 642, Issue 6 p. 431-431 Cover PictureFree Access Cover Picture: ZAAC - Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry 6/2016 First published: 04 April 2016 https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.201690005AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract The cover picture shows Clara Immerwahr (1870–1915) before marrying, in 1901, the physical chemist Fritz Haber (1868–1934). In 1900, Clara became the first woman to earn a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Breslau. Her thesis, on the solubility of heavy metal salts, was supervised by Richard Abegg, a chemist well known for contributing to the formulation of the “octet rule”, and a former Kommilitone of Haber's. The photo is set against the background of Clara's last preserved full-length letter, written to Haber's former Japanese coworker Setsuro Tamaru (1879–1944). In this letter, Clara describes her patriotic feelings, her husband's 18-hour work days, one's own engagement in caring for 57 children on the premises of Haber's Kaiser Wilhelm Institute, and her lack of interest in politics. She would commit suicide forteen weeks later. It seems that this “catastrophic failure” resulted from a most unfortunate confluence of circumstances that included her unfulfilling professional life, Haber's philandering, the death of Richard Abegg and another close friend of Clara's, the physical chemist Otto Sackur, and the death and destruction of the war itself. More can be found in the Historical Reviews by Friedrich and Hoffmann on pp. 437ff. and Henning on pp. 432ff. Volume642, Issue6March 2016Pages 431-431 RelatedInformation
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