Chemistry Career
After receiving his award, Mendeleev traveled to Heidelberg, Germany. He spent most of the years 1859 and 1860 working with Robert Bunsen at Heidelberg University. Bunsen and his colleague, Gustav Kirchhoff, discovered the element cesium using a new method called chemical spectroscopy, which Bunsen introduced Mendeleev to.
In 1860, Mendeleev attended the first ever international chemistry conference in Karlsruhe, Germany. There, they discussed the need to standardize chemistry. This conference played a key role in the eventual development of Mendeleev's periodic table.
In 1861, Mendeleev returned to Saint Petersburg to teach at the Technical Institute. By then, he had developed a passion for chemistry. However, he feared that chemistry in Russia was falling behind the science in Germany. He was determined to do something about it.
In about one and a half months, he wrote the 500-page textbook entitled Organic Chemistry. His textbook won the Demidov Prize.
In 1867, he was awarded the Chair of General Chemistry at the University of St. Petersburg. Determined to further improve chemistry in Russia, he wrote the textbook Principles of Chemistry in 1869. This textbook was not only popular in Russia, but proved to be popular in other coutnries, appearing in English, French, and German. In the same year, he published the second volume of Principles of Chemistry.
In 1860, Mendeleev attended the first ever international chemistry conference in Karlsruhe, Germany. There, they discussed the need to standardize chemistry. This conference played a key role in the eventual development of Mendeleev's periodic table.
In 1861, Mendeleev returned to Saint Petersburg to teach at the Technical Institute. By then, he had developed a passion for chemistry. However, he feared that chemistry in Russia was falling behind the science in Germany. He was determined to do something about it.
In about one and a half months, he wrote the 500-page textbook entitled Organic Chemistry. His textbook won the Demidov Prize.
In 1867, he was awarded the Chair of General Chemistry at the University of St. Petersburg. Determined to further improve chemistry in Russia, he wrote the textbook Principles of Chemistry in 1869. This textbook was not only popular in Russia, but proved to be popular in other coutnries, appearing in English, French, and German. In the same year, he published the second volume of Principles of Chemistry.