Coates, ‘The Haber Memorial Lecture’, J. Chem. Soc., 1642–1672, (1939),
p. 1656.
2. Dietrich Stoltzenberg, Fritz Haber. Chemist, Noble Laureate, German, Jew.
Chemical Heritage Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (2004), p. 94.
3. Vaclav Smil, Enriching the Earth, MIT Press, (2001), p. 100.
4. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 94, his reference no. 44.
5. Nernst’s unexpected support of Haber had even more ironic consequences
when the Haber-Le Rossignol data was subsequently used in recognising the
robust verification of the ‘heat theorem’ which helped win Nernst the 1920
Nobel Prize—although no mention of either man was made in his acceptance
speech. Diana Kormos Barkan, Walther Nernst and the Transition to Modern
Physical Science. Cambridge University Press, (1999), p. 216. See also
Chaps. 15 and 16 regarding Le Rossignol’s contributions to other Nobel Prizes.
6. We know from Robert’s discussion with Jaenicke in 1959, that ‘Haber did
the whole of the patent matter …’ and so Robert was probably not part of the
‘team’ that day. Jaenicke’s and Robert’s letters and the transcript of their
conversation are held at the Max Planck Gesellschaft, Archiv der MPG, Va.
Abt., Rep. 0005, Fritz Haber. Haber Sammlung von Joh. Jaenicke. Nr.
253 (Jaenicke’s letters) and Nr. 1496 (conversation transcript).
7. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 95, his reference no. 47.
8. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 95, his reference no. 48.
9. From Robert’s conversation with Joh. Jaenicke on 16 September 1959.
Jaenicke’s and Robert’s letters from this period and the transcript of their
conversation are held at the Max Planck Gesellschaft, Archiv der MPG, Va.
Abt., Rep. 0005, Fritz Haber. Haber Sammlung von Joh. Jaenicke. Nr.
253 (Jaenicke’s letters) and Nr. 1496 (conversation transcript).
10. Ralph C. Chirnside’s sensitive Obituary of Robert appeared in; R.
C. Chirnside, ‘Robert Le Rossignol, 1884–1976’, Chemistry in Britain, 13,
269–271, (1977). Chirnside was a long-time friend and colleague of Robert
from their time together at the GEC laboratories. The Obituary was based
upon a tape-recorded interview he conducted with Robert on 29 March
1976.
11. Principally Setsuro Tamaru, but also Ch. Ponnaz, A. Maschke, L.W.
Oeholm and H.C. Greenwood. Some of these assistants can be seen on the
1908–09 staff group photos at Karlsruhe. See for example Plate 8.6, Chap. 8.
12. Coates, op. cit. (note 1), p. 1656.
13. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 93, his reference no. 40. See also Margit
Szöllösi-Janze, Fritz Haber 1868–1934: Eine Biographie. C. H. Beck,
Munich, (1998), p. 866 and her references for publications between 1914
and 1915.
14. Ferdinand Hurter (15 March 1844–12 March 1898) was a Swiss industrial
chemist who settled in England. He also carried out research into photography. F. Haber, Hurter Memorial Lecture, University of Liverpool,
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p. 1656.
2. Dietrich Stoltzenberg, Fritz Haber. Chemist, Noble Laureate, German, Jew.
Chemical Heritage Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (2004), p. 94.
3. Vaclav Smil, Enriching the Earth, MIT Press, (2001), p. 100.
4. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 94, his reference no. 44.
5. Nernst’s unexpected support of Haber had even more ironic consequences
when the Haber-Le Rossignol data was subsequently used in recognising the
robust verification of the ‘heat theorem’ which helped win Nernst the 1920
Nobel Prize—although no mention of either man was made in his acceptance
speech. Diana Kormos Barkan, Walther Nernst and the Transition to Modern
Physical Science. Cambridge University Press, (1999), p. 216. See also
Chaps. 15 and 16 regarding Le Rossignol’s contributions to other Nobel Prizes.
6. We know from Robert’s discussion with Jaenicke in 1959, that ‘Haber did
the whole of the patent matter …’ and so Robert was probably not part of the
‘team’ that day. Jaenicke’s and Robert’s letters and the transcript of their
conversation are held at the Max Planck Gesellschaft, Archiv der MPG, Va.
Abt., Rep. 0005, Fritz Haber. Haber Sammlung von Joh. Jaenicke. Nr.
253 (Jaenicke’s letters) and Nr. 1496 (conversation transcript).
7. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 95, his reference no. 47.
8. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 95, his reference no. 48.
9. From Robert’s conversation with Joh. Jaenicke on 16 September 1959.
Jaenicke’s and Robert’s letters from this period and the transcript of their
conversation are held at the Max Planck Gesellschaft, Archiv der MPG, Va.
Abt., Rep. 0005, Fritz Haber. Haber Sammlung von Joh. Jaenicke. Nr.
253 (Jaenicke’s letters) and Nr. 1496 (conversation transcript).
10. Ralph C. Chirnside’s sensitive Obituary of Robert appeared in; R.
C. Chirnside, ‘Robert Le Rossignol, 1884–1976’, Chemistry in Britain, 13,
269–271, (1977). Chirnside was a long-time friend and colleague of Robert
from their time together at the GEC laboratories. The Obituary was based
upon a tape-recorded interview he conducted with Robert on 29 March
1976.
11. Principally Setsuro Tamaru, but also Ch. Ponnaz, A. Maschke, L.W.
Oeholm and H.C. Greenwood. Some of these assistants can be seen on the
1908–09 staff group photos at Karlsruhe. See for example Plate 8.6, Chap. 8.
12. Coates, op. cit. (note 1), p. 1656.
13. Stoltzenberg, op. cit. (note 2), p. 93, his reference no. 40. See also Margit
Szöllösi-Janze, Fritz Haber 1868–1934: Eine Biographie. C. H. Beck,
Munich, (1998), p. 866 and her references for publications between 1914
and 1915.
14. Ferdinand Hurter (15 March 1844–12 March 1898) was a Swiss industrial
chemist who settled in England. He also carried out research into photography. F. Haber, Hurter Memorial Lecture, University of Liverpool,
238
D. Sheppard