About us History Historical pictures of the Institute Historical pictures of the Institute Inauguration of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Kohlenforschung in 1914 March 19, 2020 Inauguration of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Kohlenforschung in 1914 Hans Tropsch and Franz Fischer with assistants in the historical library March 20, 2020 Hans Tropsch and Franz Fischer with assistants in the historical library Max Planck with Franz Fischer in the synthesis laboratory, 1934 March 20, 2020 Max Planck with Franz Fischer in the synthesis laboratory, 1934 Pilot plant for the Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis Pilot plant for the Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis Portrait of Franz Fischer, 1940 March 20, 2020 Portrait of Franz Fischer, 1940 The Institute in 1958 with Lecture Hall Building (left), Laboratory Building with mansion of the Institute Directory March 20, 2020 The Institute in 1958 with Lecture Hall Building (left), Laboratory Building with mansion of the Institute Directory Experimental arrangement for low pressure polyethylene, 1958 Experimental arrangement for low pressure polyethylene, 1958 Campus in 1962 March 20, 2020 Campus in 1962 The pilot plant at night, 1960 March 20, 2020 The pilot plant at night, 1960 Telegram to Karl Ziegler about the Nobel Prize, 1963 March 20, 2020 Telegram to Karl Ziegler about the Nobel Prize, 1963 Topping-out ceremony of the laboratory high-rise, 1964 March 20, 2020 Topping-out ceremony of the laboratory high-rise, 1964 Karl Ziegler at the age of 70, 1968 March 20, 2020 Karl Ziegler at the age of 70, 1968 Nobel Prize certificate by Karl Ziegler March 20, 2020 Nobel Prize certificate by Karl Ziegler Günther Wilke in the laboratory, 1985 Günther Wilke in the laboratory, 1985