Berzelius’s Most Notable Contributions to Chemistry

by Ma-Sor Before the early 1800s the symbols used to denote chemical elements and compounds were obscure. Alchemists wanted to keep their work secret and so devised symbols for the chemicals they used that would not reveal anything about them. This all changed with the work of Jöns Jakob Berzelius.  Berzelius was born in Linköping, […]

SME Recognizes Industry and Academic Achievers for Significant Contributions to Manufacturing

Dearborn, Mich. (PRWEB) June 25, 2014 For 58 years, SME’s Awards & Recognition Program has been acknowledging practitioners and researchers for their achievements in manufacturing technologies, processes, technical writing, education, research, management and service to SME. Recently, SME honored seven individuals during its 2014 International Awards Gala on June 9 at Cobo Center in Detroit. […]