Postcard of Kasimir Fajans and Bror Holmberg sent to Georg Bredig
- 1923-Apr-15
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Small JPG1200 x 1828px — 291 KBFull-sized JPG2303 x 3509px — 1.1 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 2303 x 3509px — 23.2 MBPostcard to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from an unidentified sender. The postcard features a photograph of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) and Bror Holmberg (1881-1966). Behind the two chemists are shelves of glassware.
Kasimir Fajans was a student of Georg Bredig at the University of Heidelberg. Fajans was a pioneer in the science of radioactivity and discovered the element protactinium. In 1932, he was the head of the Institute of Physical Chemistry. In 1935, he fled Germany and relocated to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Fajans worked with Bredig's son, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), at the University of Michigan.
Bror Holmberg was a Swedish chemist and professor who contributed to the field of stereochemistry.
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Fajans, Kasimir. “Postcard of Kasimir Fajans and Bror Holmberg Sent to Georg Bredig,” April 15, 1923. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 22. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/8w56iqs.
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