Noun
German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)
Source: WordNetHistory Gustav Kirchhoff (left) and Robert Bunsen (right) Analytical chemistry has been important since the early days of chemistry, providing methods for determining which elements and chemicals are present in the object in question. Source: Internet
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff discovered new elements by observing their emission spectra. Source: Internet
The first instrumental analysis was flame emissive spectrometry developed by Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff who discovered rubidium (Rb) and caesium (Cs) in 1860. citation Most of the major developments in analytical chemistry take place after 1900. Source: Internet