Otto Schott

Otto Schott
Born(1851-12-17)17 December 1851
Died27 August 1935(1935-08-27) (aged 83)
NationalityGerman
Alma materFriedrich Schiller University Jena
Known forSystematic investigation of glass composition and properties
Invention of borosilicate glass
AwardsLiebig Medal (1909)
Scientific career
FieldsGlass science
InstitutionsFriedrich Schiller University Jena
Schott AG

Friedrich Otto Schott (1851–1935) was a German chemist, glass technologist, and the inventor of borosilicate glass. Schott systematically investigated the relationship between the chemical composition of the glass and its properties. In this way, he solved fundamental problems in glass properties, identifying compositions with optical properties that approach the theoretical limit. Schott's findings were a major advance in the optics for microscopy and optical astronomy.[1] His work has been described as "a watershed in the history of glass composition".[2]

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