Re: chemistry sci-fi

Mark Thorson wrote:
Fred Kasner wrote:
When I was an undergrad they used Kip generators to produce H2S for
courses in qualitative analysis. Those things could blow up if not cared
for properly and fill a lab with H2S in nothing flat. There were several
deaths at a Princeton lab when such occured. But mostly from some
courageous young faculty who went back inside to see if any students
could be rescued.

That's "Kipp generator".

http://mattson.creighton.edu/History_Gas_Chemistry/Kipps.html

Quite correct. I know that but this was a typo. I make a lot of those. In fact if it were not for the spell checker I would have missed three of those in this response.
FK
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