Ludwig Pohl
Ludwig Maria Pohl (* 1932 in Liebau ) is a German chemist known for the development of liquid crystals .
Pohl studied from 1954 to promotion in 1962 chemistry in Hannover and Würzburg (doctorate in Hannover in Physical Chemistry 1962). From 1962 to 1964 he was an assistant at the TH Hannover (Institute for Physical Chemistry) and from 1964 to 1966 at the TH Braunschweig (Institute for Organic Chemistry). In 1966 he went into chemical research at Merck . Initially, he dealt with the elucidation of the structure of active pharmaceutical ingredients and solvents for molecular spectroscopy . At a conference in Ohio in 1968 he saw the first liquid crystal screen and suggested that Merck start research, which his company rejected at the time because it saw no future prospects. However, he continued to conduct research in the company (with the support of his boss) and received funding from the Federal Ministry of Defense and Research. At the end of 1976 a suitable crystal was found (after previous advances at the universities of Hull and Halle), and the company's sales of liquid crystals rose to over DM 1 million. In 2013, the company had sales of 1.1 billion euros in liquid crystals and was the world market leader. Pohl was a department head at Merck and retired in 1996. The liquid crystals used are specially prepared mixtures of 15 to 20 crystals, which function over a wide temperature range thanks to this diversity.
2014 he was appointed by Manager Magazin in the Hall of Fame of German Research added.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pohl, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pohl, Ludwig Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liebau |