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Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958)
Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958) The insecticide aldrin, created through a Diels–Alder reaction, is also named after the scientist. Alder left the area when Königshütte became part of Poland in 1922.
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Kurt Alder was born in 1902. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1902 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 79.0M | 341 million |
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