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This lecture, whose title is derived from an anecdote arising out of a visit Karl Ziegler made to Moscow, takes the form of a chronological survey of Ziegler’s research beginning in the early twenties and leading to the discovery of the catalysts named after him in 1953.
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Wilke, G. (1995). “Karl Ziegler — The Last Alchemist”. In: Fink, G., Mülhaupt, R., Brintzinger, H.H. (eds) Ziegler Catalysts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79136-9_1
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