Polish Genius : Olszewski and Wroblewski

The discovery that changed everything. On April 5, 1883, Karol Olszewski and Zygmunt Wróblewski liquefied oxygen for the first time in the history of world chemistry, and on April 13 they also liquefied nitrogen. In Tarnów, the 140th anniversary of these important events for science will not go unnoticed. The Discoveries Arcade invites you.April marks the 140th anniversary of the liquefaction of oxygen and nitrogen by Zygmunt Wróblewski and Karol Olszewski, graduates of the 1st Secondary School in Tarnów. This is an extremely important date in the history of science. The liquefaction of air components not only opened the door to new branches in the field of chemistry and physics, but also contributed to the development of industry and medicine