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Haber
Haber is a surname of German origin. The meaning in old German is "oat". The cereal is now in German called . Notable people with this surname include: * Alan Haber, American student activist * Alessandro Haber, Italian actor, director, and singer * Alicia Haber (born 1946), Uruguayan historian, art critic, curator, and teacher * Bernard Haber (1920–1959), American politician from New York * Brett Haber, American sportscaster * Daniel A. Haber, French oncologist * Daniel Haber (soccer) (born 1992), Canadian soccer player * Eitan Haber (1940–2020), Israeli journalist * Fritz Haber (1868–1934), German chemist and Nobel Prize winner * Heinz Haber (1913–1990), German physicist and science writer * Howard E. Haber (born 1952), American physicist * James Haber (born 1943), American biochemist * Justin Haber (born 1981), Maltese footballer * Marco Haber (born 1971), German footballer * Marcus Haber (born 1989), Canadian soccer player * Peter Haber (born 1952), Swedish actor * Ralf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Haber
Fritz Jakob Haber (; 9 December 1868 – 29 January 1934) was a German chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918 for his invention of the Haber process, a method used in industry to synthesize ammonia from nitrogen gas and hydrogen gas. This invention is important for the large-scale synthesis of fertilizers and Explosive material, explosives. It is estimated that a third of annual global food production uses ammonia from the Haber–Bosch process, and that this food supports nearly half the world's population. For this work, Haber has been called one of the most important scientists and industrial chemists in human history. Haber also, along with Max Born, proposed the Born–Haber cycle as a method for evaluating the lattice energy of an ionic solid. Haber, a known German nationalist, is also considered the "father of chemical warfare" for his years of pioneering work developing and Chlorine#Use as a weapon, weaponizing chlorine and other poisonous gases during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
