Sujet
Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist, (c1955). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist, (c1955). In 1854 Deville (1818-1881) discovered the process for obtaining pure aluminium by reducing aluminium chloride with sodium. With the financial backing of Napoleon III, he built an experimental plant for large-scale production of aluminium and was able to display the pure metal at the Paris Exposition of 1855. Obverse of a medal commemorating 100 years of the use of aluminium.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1955
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B66_029
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (1,7Mo) / 36,2cm x 34,5cm / 4279 x 4080 (300dpi)