#wilhelm ostwald

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Sprache ist ein Verkehrsmittel; so wie die Eisenbahn die Güter von Leipzig nach Dresden fährt, so transportiert die Sprache die Gedanken von einem Kopf zum anderen.

Language is a means of transport; just as the railway transports goods from Leipzig to Dresden, so language transports thoughts from one head to the other.

Wilhelm Ostwald (1853 – 1932), German-Baltic chemist, philosopher, sociologist, organizer of science, science theorist, historian of science and Nobel prize laureate, pioneer of physical chemistry

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Es ist zu fordern, dass dauerhafte Wirtschaft ausschließlich auf die regelmäßige Benutzung der jährlichen Strahlungsenergie der Sonne begründet werden muss. Denn mit der Kohle verhält es sich wie mit einer unverhofften Erbschaft, welche den Erben veranlaßt, die Grundsätze einer dauerhaften Wirtschaft vorläufig aus den Augen zu setzen, und in den Tag hinein zu leben.

Demand that a sustainable economy be based solely on the regular use of the sun's annual radiant energy. Because with coal it is like an unexpected inheritance, which causes the heir to temporarily lose sight of the principles of a sustainable economy and live for the day.

Wilhelm Ostwald (1853 – 1932), Baltic German chemist and philosopher, founder of physical chemistry, Nobel prize laureate in chemistry of 1909

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Wilhelm Ostwald was born on September 2, 1853. A Baltic German chemist and philosopher. Ostwald is credited with being one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry, with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Walther Nernst, and Svante Arrhenius. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his scientific contributions to the fields of catalysis, chemical equilibria, and reaction velocities. Following his 1906 retirement from academic life, Ostwald became much involved in philosophy, art, and politics. He made significant contributions to each of these fields. Ostwald has been described as a polymath.

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Wilhelm Ostwald. Color Primer. 1916.

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Wilhelm Ostwald, Farbtonnormen: Die unbunten Normen [Veralg von S. Hirzel], Leipzig, Germany, 1923.