Century Quote by Wilhelm Ostwald

It has pleased no less than surprised me that of the many studies whereby I have sought to extend the field of general chemistry,…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

My only supporter and comrade-in-arms was Georg Helm, who had endeavored to formulate an energetic conception of science before me and had presented his…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

“I am now convinced that we have recently become possessed of experimental evidence of the discrete or grained nature of matter, which the atomic…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

“Die Wissenschaft ist ein Land, welches die Eigenschaft hat, um so mehr Menschen beherbergen zu können, je mehr Bewohner sich darin sammeln; sie ist…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

The well-known fact that the form of a specific substance, e.g. water, and hence its properties can alter without a change in composition was…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

In other words, the Church acknowledges Science as the higher authority.

— Wilhelm Ostwald

The distinction between the old and the new formulations consisting in the incorporation of the concept of the rate of chemical reactions is so…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

In specific circumstances the period of aging decline can set in earlier in a particular organ than in the organism as a whole which,…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

The development of a rational view of the nature of catalysis was thus absolutely dependent on the creation of the concept of the rate…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

Science is one land, having the ability to accommodate even more people, as more residents gather in it; it is a treasure that is…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

The worst manifestations of exhaustion were successfully cured by a long period of rest but it was immediately apparent to me that I had…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

Soon afterwards I studied the inversion of sugar in the light of these considerations and immediately found that this classical reaction, too, was determined…

— Wilhelm Ostwald