4. Priesner CC, Staudinger H, Mark H, Meyer KH (1980) Thesen zur Gro ¨ße und struktur der
makromoleku ¨le. Ursachen und hintergru ¨nde eines akademischen disputs. Weinheim, Verlag
Chemie
5. Priesner CC (1987) Hermann Staudinger und die makromolekulare Chemie in Freiburg.
Dokumente zur Hochschulpolitik 1925–1955. Chem Unserer Zeit 21:151–160
6. Staudinger H (1961) Arbeitserinnerungen. Dr. Alfred Hu ¨thig, Heidelberg
7. Deussing G, Weber M (2012) Life and work of Hermann Staudinger (Part 1,2,3,4), K
International trade fair for plastics and rubber, Du ¨sseldorf. http://www.k-tradefair.com/cgibin/md_k/custom/pub/content. Accessed 17 July 2013
8. Ringsdorf H (2004) Hermann Staudinger and the future of polymer research jubilees—beloved
occasions for cultural piety. Angew Chem Int Ed 43:1064–1076
9. Mu ¨lhaupt R (2004) Hermann Staudinger and the origin of macromolecular chemistry. Angew
Chem Int Ed 43:1054–1063
10. Morawetz H (1985) Polymers-the origins and growth of a science. Wiley, New York
11. Furukawa Y (1998) Staudinger, carothers, and the emergence of macromolecular chemistry.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
12. Staudinger H, Johner H, Signer R, Mie G, Hengstenberg J (1927) Der polymere Formaldehyd,
ein Modell der Cellulose. Z Prakt Chem 126:425
13. Nobelprize.org (1964) Hermann Staudinger – Nobel lecture: macromolecular chemistry. In:
Nobel lectures, chemistry 1942–1962. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Accessed 14 July 2013
14. Mu ¨lhaupt R (2010) Bioinspired macromolecular chemistry—paying tribute to the pioneering
advances of Hermann Staudinger and Helmut Ringsdorf. Macromol Chem Phys 211:121–126
15. Svedberg T, Fa ˚hraeus R (1926) A new method for the determination of the molecular weight of
the proteins. J Am Chem Soc 48:430–438
16. Staudinger H (1933) Viscosity investigations for the examination of the constitution of natural
products of high molecular weight and of rubber and cellulose. Trans Faraday Soc 129
(140):18–32
17. Husemann E, Ruska H (1940) Versuche zur sichtbarmachung von glykogen moleku ¨len. J Fu ¨r
Praktische Chem 156:1–10
18. Husemann E, Ruska H (1940) Die Sichtbarmachung von Moleku ¨len des p-Jod-benzoylglycogens. Naturwissenschaften 28:534
19. Bittiger H, Husemann E (1964) Elektronenmikroskopische Abbildung von Einmoleku ¨lkristallen bei Cellulosetricarbanilaten. Macromol Chem Phys 75:222–224
20. Mischnick P (2005) Zum Beispiel Beate Pfannemu ¨ller. Nachrichten aus der Chem
53:1076–1078
21. Staudinger H (1947) Makromolekulare chemie und biologie. Wepf, Basel
22. Nobelprize.org (1972) Giulio Natta – Nobel lecture: From the stereospecific polymerization to
the asymmetric autocatalytic synthesis of macromolecules. In: Nobel lectures, chemistry
1963–1970. Elsevier, Amsterdam. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laure
ates/1963/natta-lecture.pdf. Accessed 7 July 2013
23. Zugenmeier P (2009) Contribution to the historical development of macromolecular chemistry
– exemplified on cellulose. Cellulose Chem Technol 43:351–378
24. Huber K, Richtering W, Schmidt M (2005) Tribute to Walter Burchard. Macromolecules
38:5857–5858
25. Spiess HW (2000) Gerhard Wegner. Adv Mater 12:249–250
26. Komb A, Sanchez-Ferrer A, Severing K (2010) Heino Finkelmann: 65 years of devotion to
science. Macromol Chem Phys 211:373–374
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makromoleku ¨le. Ursachen und hintergru ¨nde eines akademischen disputs. Weinheim, Verlag
Chemie
5. Priesner CC (1987) Hermann Staudinger und die makromolekulare Chemie in Freiburg.
Dokumente zur Hochschulpolitik 1925–1955. Chem Unserer Zeit 21:151–160
6. Staudinger H (1961) Arbeitserinnerungen. Dr. Alfred Hu ¨thig, Heidelberg
7. Deussing G, Weber M (2012) Life and work of Hermann Staudinger (Part 1,2,3,4), K
International trade fair for plastics and rubber, Du ¨sseldorf. http://www.k-tradefair.com/cgibin/md_k/custom/pub/content. Accessed 17 July 2013
8. Ringsdorf H (2004) Hermann Staudinger and the future of polymer research jubilees—beloved
occasions for cultural piety. Angew Chem Int Ed 43:1064–1076
9. Mu ¨lhaupt R (2004) Hermann Staudinger and the origin of macromolecular chemistry. Angew
Chem Int Ed 43:1054–1063
10. Morawetz H (1985) Polymers-the origins and growth of a science. Wiley, New York
11. Furukawa Y (1998) Staudinger, carothers, and the emergence of macromolecular chemistry.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
12. Staudinger H, Johner H, Signer R, Mie G, Hengstenberg J (1927) Der polymere Formaldehyd,
ein Modell der Cellulose. Z Prakt Chem 126:425
13. Nobelprize.org (1964) Hermann Staudinger – Nobel lecture: macromolecular chemistry. In:
Nobel lectures, chemistry 1942–1962. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Accessed 14 July 2013
14. Mu ¨lhaupt R (2010) Bioinspired macromolecular chemistry—paying tribute to the pioneering
advances of Hermann Staudinger and Helmut Ringsdorf. Macromol Chem Phys 211:121–126
15. Svedberg T, Fa ˚hraeus R (1926) A new method for the determination of the molecular weight of
the proteins. J Am Chem Soc 48:430–438
16. Staudinger H (1933) Viscosity investigations for the examination of the constitution of natural
products of high molecular weight and of rubber and cellulose. Trans Faraday Soc 129
(140):18–32
17. Husemann E, Ruska H (1940) Versuche zur sichtbarmachung von glykogen moleku ¨len. J Fu ¨r
Praktische Chem 156:1–10
18. Husemann E, Ruska H (1940) Die Sichtbarmachung von Moleku ¨len des p-Jod-benzoylglycogens. Naturwissenschaften 28:534
19. Bittiger H, Husemann E (1964) Elektronenmikroskopische Abbildung von Einmoleku ¨lkristallen bei Cellulosetricarbanilaten. Macromol Chem Phys 75:222–224
20. Mischnick P (2005) Zum Beispiel Beate Pfannemu ¨ller. Nachrichten aus der Chem
53:1076–1078
21. Staudinger H (1947) Makromolekulare chemie und biologie. Wepf, Basel
22. Nobelprize.org (1972) Giulio Natta – Nobel lecture: From the stereospecific polymerization to
the asymmetric autocatalytic synthesis of macromolecules. In: Nobel lectures, chemistry
1963–1970. Elsevier, Amsterdam. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laure
ates/1963/natta-lecture.pdf. Accessed 7 July 2013
23. Zugenmeier P (2009) Contribution to the historical development of macromolecular chemistry
– exemplified on cellulose. Cellulose Chem Technol 43:351–378
24. Huber K, Richtering W, Schmidt M (2005) Tribute to Walter Burchard. Macromolecules
38:5857–5858
25. Spiess HW (2000) Gerhard Wegner. Adv Mater 12:249–250
26. Komb A, Sanchez-Ferrer A, Severing K (2010) Heino Finkelmann: 65 years of devotion to
science. Macromol Chem Phys 211:373–374
Hermann Staudinger and Polymer Research in Freiburg
37