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Svante August Arrhenius ( / əˈriːniəs, əˈreɪniəs / ə-REE-nee-əs, -RAY-, [3] [4] Swedish: [ˈsvânːtɛ aˈrěːnɪɵs]; 19 February 1859 – 2 October 1927) was a Swedish scientist. Originally a physicist, but often referred to as a chemist, Arrhenius was one of the founders of the science of physical chemistry.
Svante Arrhenius (born February 19, 1859, Vik, Sweden—died October 2, 1927, Stockholm) was a Swedish physicist and physical chemist known for his theory of electrolytic dissociation and his model of the greenhouse effect. In 1903, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
- Elisabeth Crawford
Feb 19, 2019 · Svante Arrhenius, awarded with the Nobel prize, discovered at the end of the 19th century that CO2 emissions caused an increase in the planet's temperature.
Svante Arrhenius was the first person to investigate the effect that doubling atmospheric carbon dioxide would have on global climate.
- Steve Graham
- 2000
Svante August Arrhenius (February 19, 1859 – October 2, 1927) was a Nobel-Prize winning scientist from Sweden. His most significant contributions were in the field of chemistry, although he was originally a physicist. Arrhenius is one of the founders of the discipline of physical chemistry.
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Svante Arrhenius, (born Feb. 19, 1859, Vik, Swed.—died Oct. 2, 1927, Stockholm), Swedish physical chemist. His theories on dissociation of substances in solution into electrolytes or ions, first published in 1884 as his Ph.D. thesis, were initially met with skepticism, but increasing recognition abroad gradually won over the opposition in Sweden.
Svante Arrhenius was a Swedish physicist and physical chemist who formulated the theory of electrolytic dissociation, for which he was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize. One of the founding fathers of physical chemistry, Arrhenius also presented a revolutionary model of the greenhouse effect.
