Asu Pelin Akköse

Hello everyone! My name is Asu Pelin Akkose. I am a graduate student at METU Chemistry Department. All my life, my favorite thing to do has been to read and learn. I have always thought that researching, learning and sharing knowledge is the best part of life. I am very happy to share with you the taste of learning new information through OkButWhy!

Chemistry

Asu Pelin Akköse5 days ago

Nobel Chemistry Award – 1903 – Svante August Arrhenius

“due to the electrolytic theory of decomposition” Born in 1859 in Sweden, Svante August Arrhenius was connected to the Nobel…
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Chemistry

Asu Pelin Akköse2 weeks ago

Nobel Chemistry Award – 1902 – Hermann Emil Fischer

“for his work on sugar and purine synthesis” The second Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1902. The prize in the…
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Chemistry

Asu Pelin Akköse2 weeks ago

Oppenheimer: Father of the Atomic Bomb

Oppenheimer is a name we come across wherever we look these days. We have always remembered him as the “Father/Inventor…
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Chemistry

Asu Pelin Akköse3 weeks ago

1901 Nobel Chemistry Award – Jacobus Henricus van’t Hoff

The 1901 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was the first Nobel Prize in chemistry in history, and it was awarded for…
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Culture/Arts

Asu Pelin Akköse14 October 2022

Why Is Citizen Kane Considered Best Film?

There are many interpretations regarding the greatest movie of all time. We agree with some of these comments and strongly…
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History

Asu Pelin Akköse5 October 2022

The Man Who Ate His Boots: Sir John Franklin

Most of us are familiar with the scene in the movie “The Gold Rush” where Charlie Chaplin cooks and eats…
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Biology

Asu Pelin Akköse16 April 2022

Prof. Dr. Hulusi Behçet: Famous Anywhere but Home

“Behçet is a world-renowned scientist, but not in Turkey,” he said, adding: “He always promotes his inventions abroad; that’s why…
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