Reformer eller deformer?

Raspail, Scientist and Reformer

soil in which they were found but are the remains of animals living in the sea on whose bed the soil (sediment) was deposited. The latter paper is a summary of a projected further work which unfortunately never appeared. It is the Prodromus that contained the first statement of the Law of Superposition; and much more. 'If, in a certain stratum, we find great abundance of rushes, grass, pine con...

A Compact Reformer for Portable Fuel Cells

A compact reformer to generate hydrogen for portable fuel cell applications is presented. This reformer is a conventional type single-path tubular reactor packed with granular catalyst particles in which steam reforming and catalytic partial oxidation reactions take place in series using a mixture of methanol and water as a feed. The novel feature of this reformer is in the interlacing of the f...

Bernarr Macfadden: reformer of feminine form.

This study attempted to examine the influence of strongman/publisher Bernarr Macfadden on the prevailing attitudes regarding the feminine physique at the turn of the century and to trace the development of his concept of feminine beauty. Macfadden, whose career as a health reformer blossomed with the birth of Physical Culture magazine in 1899, argued vociferously for a new, athletic feminine id...

Andreas Vesalius--the reformer of anatomy.

This paper deals with two main topics. The first part provides data on the life of Andreas Vesalius, a scholar and anatomist of the 16th century, and describes the environment in which he lived and worked. It highlights his personality of a great doctor and teacher and points out the importance of his scientific methods and techniques as opposed to speculative methods that were prevalent in the...

Spiral Methanol to Hydrogen Micro-Reformer for Fuel Cell Applications