ABSTRACT
Born: October 11, 1884; Goldschmieden, Germany Died: March 30, 1949; Buenos Aires, Argentina Areas of Achievement: Chemistry, engineering, in-
vention, and technology Contribution: Bergius discovered how to obtain
liquid hydrocarbon fuels by hydrogenation of coal and how to obtain synthetic sugar from wood cellulose. The fuels made by his processes aided Germany during World War II, and Bergius' methods form the basis for the modern synthetic fuels industry.
