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of acetylene and ethylene has broadened the field of aliphatic
chemistry tremendously in the last two decades. Today it benefits by the method
and machinery of the catalysis and high-pressure process which was created by
the school of Carl Bosch and is the greatest legacy to its pupils for the
development of new fields in chemistry.
These exemplary merits have
also been recognized by science in honoring one of IG's leading chemists for
these special achievements by conferring on him the title of Doctor Honoris
Causa at the recommendation of a world-famous scientist. The document
conferring the degree expresses it as follows: |
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"The faculty thereby honors his
outstanding achievements in the development of technical methods, in the field
of macro-molecular chemistry, for the introduction of new polymerization
processes, the development of synthetic materials, and of
buna." |
| In summing up, let us recall only one fact, because it is of a
documentary nature: In 1937, there was a great international exhibition in
Paris on the subject of "Art and Technical Science in Modern Life." An
international jury judged the achievements of the countries and of their
exhibitors. I.G. Farben alone received nine of the highest awards (Grands
Prix): |
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(1) for its Indanthrene
dyestuffs,
(2) for its Prontosil, the most effective agent against
coccus infections,
(3) for its
high-pressure process for making gasoline
from coal,
(4) for its buna,
(5) for its Vistra fibre,
(6) for its cellophane,
(7) for its light metal "Hydronalium,"
(8) for its "Eulan," the most effective mothproofing
agent for textiles,
(9) for its
color film "Agfa-Color-Neu" and its Agfa
miniature cameras. |
| Your Honors, since we are concerned here with the trial against one
of the largest industrial enterprises, and since I am representing Ambros, who
is a technician, a chemist, I deemed it necessary to bring to your attention
the technical side of the question. I hope that, as far as I, as a lawyer, can
judge, I have succeeded in doing that without making many chemical mistakes.
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