Hans Goldschmidt
German chemist
Died when: 62 years 123 days (748 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Goldschmidt (18 January 1861 – 21 May 1923) was a German chemist notable as the discoverer of the Thermite reaction.The reaction, also called the Goldschmidt process, is used for thermite welding, often used to join railway tracks.
Thermites have also been used in metal refining, disabling munitions, and in incendiary weapons.Some thermite-like mixtures are used as pyrotechnic initiators in fireworks.
His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof I der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No.I of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor.
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