The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) covers the 110 years of history of Instituto Superior Técnico, through its past, present and future objects.
A collection of objects related to different fields, such as science, music, arts and sports, is the starting point for conversations with people who will tell us more about the history of these objects.
A new episode is released every week. The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) is part of the Público newspaper podcasts.
Today’s episode (#77) – 13th January 2023: “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) – “The Cambridge polarograph model”.
The history of electrochemistry cannot be written without a major reference to the polarograph invented by Jaroslav Heyrovsky in 1922, which earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, in 1959. In 1948, the polarograph manufactured by the Cambridge Instrument Company, Ltd. arrived at Técnico and was crucial for advances in electrochemistry. The instrument was essential for determining the quantity and quality of certain chemical substances, particularly metals. It was used in medicine, biology, metallurgy, and also for the analysis of organic and inorganic compounds, the study of electrochemical discharges, and the food industry.
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