Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Walter Noddack Biography and Timeline

Follow Walter Noddack through 1 dated historical records for Germany.

Walter Noddack, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1925

Discovery of Rhenium

Chemist · Berlin · Science / Chemistry

Co-discovers rhenium by X-ray spectroscopy and chemical separation, filling one of the remaining gaps in the periodic table among the transition metals.

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