Jaroslav heyrovsky biography of christopher

          JAROSLAV HEYROVSKÝ was born in Prague on December 20, , the fifth child of Leopold Heyrovský, Professor of Roman Law at the Charles University in Prague..

          Jaroslav Heyrovský

          31.1.2006YOUTH

          From early age keenly interested in nature, music, literature.

          Jaroslav Heyrovský was born on 20 December in Prague.

        1. In he was awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
        2. JAROSLAV HEYROVSKÝ was born in Prague on December 20, , the fifth child of Leopold Heyrovský, Professor of Roman Law at the Charles University in Prague.
        3. (iii) Guided visit of J. Heyrovsky Grave at Vyšehrad cemetery (the cemetery is located near the Faculty; see the plan at the last page of the programme).
        4. Jaro- slav Heyrovský, born in Prague (Czech) in , acquired his expertise in electrochemistry primari- ly at University College London in.

          5. At the Prague Academic secondary school professor J.Jeništa directed his attention toward mathematics, physics and astronomy. more

          31.1.2006THE DROPPING MERCURY ELECTRODE

          In the last days of war, still as soldier, he applied for PhD degree at Charles University.

          In course of the oral examination in physics professor B.Kučera invited the candidate to continue in studies of surface tension of mercury by the method introduced by Kučera at the beginning of the century. more

          31.1.2006UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

          In 1926 Heyrovský became the first professor of physical chemistry at Charles University.

          He introduced a several term - course of lectures and practical classes of that subject and with his research students he continued the development of polarographic method. more

          31.1.2006THE POLAROGRAPH

          In order to accelerate the measurements with dropping mercury electrode Heyrovský with his Japa