History of Reaction Engineering

This text discusses the early history of reaction engineering, from the 1920s to the 1930s. It highlights the work of several key figures in the field, including E. K. Rideal, H. S. Taylor, A. F. Benton, G. M. Schwab, L. F. Marck, D. A. Hohn, N. W. Krause, H. A. Curtis, Ernst Berl, R. L. Huntington, George Granger Brown, Vladimir Ipatieff, Hans Tropsch, C. L. Thomas, Gus Egloff, Max Jakob, R. H. McKee, Richard H. Wilhelm, R. B. MacMullin, M. Weber, Ernst W. Thiele, and F. G. Laupichler.

The text also includes a summary of the key challenges facing early reaction engineers, the important contributions made by the figures mentioned in the text, and how the work of these early reaction engineers laid the foundation for the field of reaction engineering as we know it today.