Ivan Kondakov
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Ivan Kondakov was a chemist
of Russian heritage working in Estonia
, who, as professor of pharmacology
of University of Tartu
, studied polymerisation and invented synthetic rubber
in 1901.
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
of Russian heritage working in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, who, as professor of pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
of University of Tartu
University of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
, studied polymerisation and invented synthetic rubber
Synthetic rubber
Synthetic rubber is is any type of artificial elastomer, invariably a polymer. An elastomer is a material with the mechanical property that it can undergo much more elastic deformation under stress than most materials and still return to its previous size without permanent deformation...
in 1901.
Sources
- EstonicaEstonicaEstonica is a comprehensive encyclopædia on topics relating to Estonia, particularly the culture and History of Estonia.The project has been principally developed by Estonian Institute and Inspiral Network...
: The sciences in Tartu in the 19th century - PostimeesPostimeesPostimees is an Estonian daily newspaper. It was established in 1 January 1857 by Johann Voldemar Jannsen and became Estonia's first daily newspaper in 1891....
23 May 2009: Eesti kõige edukamad leiutised