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With this Ruby Laser, George Porter Sped up Photochemistry

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When the future Nobel-winning chemist George Porter arrived as a Ph.D. It ran on 110 volts DC supplied by a large army diesel engine that sat on the back of a truck parked outside. Porter viewed his contributions to photochemistry as essential to the future of the planet. One made one’s own oscilloscopes.” www.youtube.com.

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