Otto Bayer

Chemist, Award Winner

1902 – 1982

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Who was Otto Bayer?

Otto Bayer was a German industrial chemist at IG Farben who was head of the research group that discovered the polyaddition for the synthesis of polyurethanes out of polyisocyanate and polyol. Dr. Bayer was not related to the founding family of Bayer Corp. Today polyurethanes are ubiquitous throughout modern life.

Bayer was the 1975 recipient of the Charles Goodyear Medal.

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Born
Nov 4, 1902
Frankfurt
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Aug 1, 1982
Burscheid

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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