tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632309762681348919.post815093298600613570..comments2023-05-10T19:44:42.758-04:00Comments on Depth of Processing: The Alchemy of AirGreg Turcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14047416857522227643noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632309762681348919.post-45451177081641227912009-06-24T20:32:25.290-04:002009-06-24T20:32:25.290-04:00To Thomas,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a p...To Thomas,<br />Thanks for taking the time to leave a post. I made a correction on Haber's Jewishness. <br /><br />GregGreg Turcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14047416857522227643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632309762681348919.post-56065470038160332772009-06-21T12:45:41.629-04:002009-06-21T12:45:41.629-04:00Hi -- Thanks for the post about "The Alchemy ...Hi -- Thanks for the post about "The Alchemy of Air." A quick correction and an explanation: Haber was Jewish (doubly ironic given his work for the German government, including early studies that led to the development of the poison gas used in concentration camps); Bosch was not. As for "Alchemy," -- the reference is to the epigraph used to open the book, an excerpt from Faust, and to a few sentences in the opening pages. Alchemy was more important to the development of chemistry than many chemists realize, but there is nothing in the book to indicate that that I (the author) consider Bosch or Haber anything but chemists. Tom HagerThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337171200443389840noreply@blogger.com