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Max Trautz

1880 – 1960

German chemist

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Lived 1880 – 1960 (aged 80). Max Trautz was a German physicist, chemist and university teacher, known for Collision Theory.

Max Trautz (19 March 1880 – 19 August 1960) was a German chemist. He was very productive with over 190 scientific publications especially in the field of chemical kinetics. He was the first to investigate the activation energy of molecules by connecting Max Planck's new results concerning light with observations in chemistry.

He is also known as the founder of collision theory together with the British scientist William Lewis. While Trautz published his work in 1916, Lewis published it in 1918. However, they were unaware of each other's work due to World War I.

Publications Trautz, Max. Der Temperaturkoeffizient der spezifischen Wärme von Gasen, 1913 Trautz, Max. Die Theorie der chemischen Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit und ein neues Grenzgesetz für ideale Gase, 1915 Trautz, Max. Messungen der spezifischen Wärme von Co 2, Cl 2 und So 2, 1916 Trautz, Max. Das Gesetz der Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit und der Gleichgewichte in Gasen. Bestätigung der Additivität von Cv-3/2R. Neue Bestimmung der Integrationskonstanten und der Moleküldurchmesser, Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, Volume 96, Issue 1, Pages 1 – 28, 1916 Trautz, Max. Die Theorie der Gasreaktionen und der Molarwärmen und die Abweichungen von der Additivität der inneren Atomenergie, 1917 Trautz, Max. Praktische Einführung in die Allgemeine Chemie, 1917 Trautz, Max. Der Verlauf der chemischen Vorgänge im Dunkeln und im Licht, 1917. Trautz, Max. Die Einwirkung von Stickoxyd auf Chlor Trautz, Max. Die langsame Verbrennung des Jodwasserstoffgases Trautz, Max. Die Reibung, Wärmeleitung und Diffusion in Gasmischungen Trautz, Max. Lehrbuch der Chemie

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Known for
Collision Theory
Education
University of Karlsruhe, Leipzig University
Employers
Heidelberg University
Awards
Honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Max Trautz?

German chemist

When was Max Trautz born?

Max Trautz was born on 19 March 1880 in Karlsruhe.

When did Max Trautz die?

Max Trautz died on 19 August 1960 in Karlsruhe.

What was Max Trautz's occupation?

Max Trautz was a physicist, chemist and university teacher.

What was Max Trautz known for?

Max Trautz was known for Collision Theory.

What nationality was Max Trautz?

Max Trautz was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Max Trautz

· Wikidata: Q6795326

· DBpedia: Max Trautz

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