Chemistry

On February 24th, 1925, thermite was used for the first time in the United States to break up a massive ice jam on the St. Lawrence River near Waddington, New York. Roughly 250,000 tons of ice began to shift only hours after three 90‑pound thermite charges were ignited. Thermite—a mixture of finely divided magnesium and red iron oxide—produces an intense, molten‑iron reaction when ignited. This method was developed by Howard Turner Barnes of McGill University and patented und

February 9 th  marks several important moments in scientific history. One of the most recent occurred on February 9 th , 1996, when Sigurd Hoffman and his team discovered element 112. Hoffman (February 15 th , 1944- June 17 th , 2022), Peter Armbruster (July 25 th , 1931- June 26 th , 2024) and Gottfried Münzenberg (March 17, 1940–January 2, 2024) were German scientist working at the GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany. Their initial experiment p