Otto Sackur

Otto Sackur

Otto Sackur (Breslau, September 28, 1880- Berlin, December 17, 1914) was a German physical chemist.

He is known for the development of the Sackur-Tetrode equation which he developed independently of Hugo Tetrode

Sackur studied at the University of Breslau, and received his doctorate there in 1901. He worked in London before joining the Fritz Haber institute in Berlin. He died in an explosion after mixing two chemicals.[1]

References

  1. ^ * 4. (a) Charles, Daniel. (2005). Master Mind - the Rise and Fall of Fritz Haber, the Nobel Laureate who Launched the Age of Chemical Warfare, (pg. 155). New York: Harper Collins Publishers.