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German chemist who led the development of the Haber-Bosch process for ammonia synthesis.

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The Rest Is Science
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

But the roller coaster that Haber built was the tallest.

The Rest Is Science
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

And Haber, by the way, is a German Jew.

The Rest Is Science
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

But, Haber, look, all we have is means, dude.

The Rest Is Science
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

But Fritz Haber really doubled down

The Rest Is Science
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

It's kind of chilling the way that people lost their lives as a direct result of Haber's chemistry.

The Rest Is Science
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

So just so you don't feel too bad about Fritz Haber, I also want to tell you about the other chemistry work that he was doing at the time, because this is like where stuff gets proper nasty, because he is also essentially the father of chemical warfare.

The Rest Is Science
"A Grim Enemy For Reasons We Do Not Yet Comprehend"

Before the Haber-Bosch process, Germany's supply of nitrates for munitions, they had to get these imports over from Chile, but they only had enough of these explosives to fight for another six months in the trenches of the First World War.