Historical pictures of the Institute


March 19, 2020

Inauguration of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Kohlenforschung in 1914

March 20, 2020

Hans Tropsch and Franz Fischer with assistants in the historical library

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Max Planck with Franz Fischer in the synthesis laboratory, 1934

Pilot plant for the Fischer-Tropsch-Synthesis

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Portrait of Franz Fischer, 1940

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The Institute in 1958 with Lecture Hall Building (left), Laboratory Building with mansion of the Institute Directory

Experimental arrangement for low pressure polyethylene, 1958

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Campus in 1962

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The pilot plant at night, 1960

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Telegram to Karl Ziegler about the Nobel Prize, 1963

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Topping-out ceremony of the laboratory high-rise, 1964

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Karl Ziegler at the age of 70, 1968

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Nobel Prize certificate by Karl Ziegler

Günther Wilke in the laboratory, 1985

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