Product Reviews Net » Robert Bunsen http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sun, 27 May 2012 08:13:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Inventions and Facts http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/31/robert-wilhelm-bunsen-inventions-and-facts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=robert-wilhelm-bunsen-inventions-and-facts http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/31/robert-wilhelm-bunsen-inventions-and-facts/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:30:45 +0000 Alan Ng http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=127150 Following on from our earlier article which asked for your bunsen burner stories in celebration of Robert Bunsen and today’s Google Doodle, we now have a list of some of Robert Wilhelm Bunsen’s inventions and facts, as he did a lot more than just create the bunsen burner if you aren’t aware.

Today is actually the 200th anniversary of the great man, and we’re sure he was the main reason why chemistry lessons back in school were more fun than they usually are meant to be. Moving on though, how many of you knew that he also had a collection of other notable inventions?

These include a hydrojet filter pump, which was a device he used to wash samples, a grease-spot photometer which he used to measure light, a steam and ice calorimeter and a process for developing magnesium in vast quantities, according to Madehow.

However, an article over at EnchantedLearning also reveals that Bunsen was behind a chemical Bunsen Battery, and the Bunsen-Kirchhoff spectroscope which he invented with the help of fellow German Gustav Robert Kirchhoff – a tool which allowed both Chemists to perform spectral analysis of different kinds of materials.

Fascinating stuff don’t you think? You can read more information on these inventions in the links above, and there is a general overview of facts on Robert Bunsen at his Wikipedia page here. How many of you thought that he only invented the Bunsen Burner?

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/31/robert-wilhelm-bunsen-inventions-and-facts/feed/ 0 Robert Bunsen Google Doodle: Do you have a Bunsen Burner Story? http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/31/robert-bunsen-google-doodle-do-you-have-a-bunsen-burner-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=robert-bunsen-google-doodle-do-you-have-a-bunsen-burner-story http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/03/31/robert-bunsen-google-doodle-do-you-have-a-bunsen-burner-story/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:41:59 +0000 Alan Ng http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=127103 Google has once again changed their homepage with another doodle, only this one celebrates the 200th anniversary of Robert Bunsen, the German Chemist who made the bunsen burner famous. How many of you had fun using one of his tools?

If you head to the Google homepage now, you’ll see that not only has Google changed their logo, but this time it’s an animated doodle, which they don’t seem to do as often any more. This one shows a set of laboratory equipment burning away, including the famous bunsen burner and other flasks and beakers. If you watch the doodle, you’ll see the animation take place and the liquid levels rise, although this will stop after a while and won’t loop itself.

What are your memories of using a bunsen burner back in school/college? Do you remember what you had to burn during your lessons or what you used the bunsen burner for? Just like the Harry Houdini Google doodle, it’s nice that Google remembers such iconic people in history, and although Robert Bunsen may not be the most exciting person in the world, his efforts in chemistry certainly haven’t gone unnoticed.

Do you have a bunsen burner story to share with us? You can read more on the man himself at his Wikipedia page here.

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