Photograph of Paula Haber
- Circa 1858 – 1868
Photographic negative of Paula Haber (1844-1868), mother of the Nobel Prize-winning German chemist, Fritz Haber (1868-1934). Paula died three weeks after childbirth due to complications with her pregnancy. Her son, Fritz, became known as the "father of chemical warfare" for his work weaponizing poisonous Gases during the first World War.
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“Photograph of Paula Haber,” circa 1858–1868. Box Small Collections. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/c8ff4st.
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