History of Laboratories: Alchemy Laboratories
Before chemistry, there was alchemy. Alchemists aimed to turn everything into gold and find the elixir of immortality by discovering the "philosopher's stone". They also conducted experiments to understand the basic building blocks of nature. Thanks to this, the foundations of chemistry were laid. Alchemy pioneered both chemistry and the first laboratories. Although the alchemists were not scientists, they made the first experiments in chemistry. And they also observed the transformation of substances in a controlled environment for the first time.
Antoine Lavoisier's Laboratory (18. The End of the Century)
One of the most important laboratories for the foundations of chemical science is Lavoisier's laboratory in Paris. Lavoisier became one of the founders of modern chemistry by developing the law of conservation of mass of modern chemistry. Combustion, respiration and chemical reactions were some of the experiments Lavoisier conducted in his laboratory. With the systemization of binary naming, elements and compounds began to be named. The contribution of Lavoisier's laboratory to modern science is so great that many works have been written about his laboratory. One of them is The Chemical Revolution.
Curie Laboratory (19. End of the Century - 20. The Beginning of the Century)
The Curie couple's laboratory was at the Radium Institute in Paris. The couple Marrie and Pierre Curie carried out studies on radioactivity in this laboratory. In the laboratory, they discovered the elements polonium and radium through these experiments, which are usually carried out with simple means. Even if this laboratory was equipped with simple equipment, it became an important center for radioactivity research as a result of careful and meticulous work. The laboratory is still on display to chemistry enthusiasts as the Curie Museum.
Cavendish Laboratory (19. Century - Present)
Another of the most famous laboratories in the world is the Cavendish laboratory, which was founded at the University of Cambridge in 1874. J.J. It is also known as the laboratory where Thomson discovered the electron and Ernest Rutherford developed the nuclear atomic model. The professors who worked in this laboratory, which was established as the first physics laboratory and later joined the chemical and biological sciences, are referred to as Cavendish Professors. It has made history as one of the most important laboratories in the world.
These laboratories are one of the most important laboratories that are groundbreaking for chemistry and other branches of science and contribute to modern science. You can get more detailed information about these laboratories from the bibliography.
Sources:
The Chemical Revolution
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