Alain-Edgard Berton (1912–1979) was a French chemical engineer who specialized in toxicology and in the analysis of air components in industrial environments. In the late 1950s he invented the "Osmopile", a measuring device, dubbed "the first artificial nose," which initiated, through the use of highly sensitive galvanic cells, the electrochemical analysis of air to detect dangerous components.
12-877: Berton is a both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: As a surname [ edit ] Alain Berton , (1912–1979), French chemical engineer specialized in toxicology Annibale Berton (1936–2004), Italian Olympic canoeist George Frederick Street Berton (1808–1840), Canadian lawyer from New Brunswick Giuseppe Berton (1932–2013), Italian missionary Henri Berton ( fl. 1908 ), French Olympic archer Henri-Montan Berton (1767–1844), French composer John Berton (contemporary), American computer graphics animator and visual effects artist Liliane Berton (1924–2009), French opera singer and recording artist Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, 1st Duke of Mahón (1717–1796), French soldier during
24-534: A given name [ edit ] Berton Averre (born 1952), American rock guitarist Berton Braley (1898–1956), German poet Berton Churchill (1876–1940), Canadian actor Berton E. Spivy Jr. (1911–1997), United States Army general Berton Roueché (1910–1994), American medical writer John Berton Carnett (1890–1988), American surgeon See also [ edit ] Burton (name) Barton (surname) Barton (given name) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
36-656: The Royal Institution . He began his career in 1938 at the French National Centre for Scientific Research as a "boursier" (fellow) in Georges Urbain 's laboratory (dedicated to war chemical studies, protection against poison gas). Following Georges Urbain's death that same year, he was assigned to Paul Lebeau 's laboratory as "chargé de recherche" (researcher). From 1959 till 1969 he was head of research. In parallel, from 1959 to 1978, he
48-611: The scientific journal Atomes . The first "artificial nose" was thus born. His invention was adopted and developed in the US and went around the world with a report from the Associated Press dated December 8, 1958. Berton’s Osmopile was marketed by Jouan, a laboratory equipment manufacturer founded in the 1940s by a researcher from the Pasteur Institute and acquired in 2003 by Thermo Electron . The Osmopile device
60-655: The 1950s, based on the method of gas chromatography analysis by low temperature followed by pyrolysis , he managed to isolate chlorinated substances and acid vapors components in the air. He was able to individualize traces of gas and vapors by using ultra-sensitive galvanic batteries and galvanic microcell detectors. He presented his research in the preamble to the convention of the Analytical Chemistry Group in 1958. Alain Berton named his invention "the Osmopile," later nicknamed "the sniffing cells" by
72-758: The Creative Commons/Attribution Sharealike [5] . History of contributions can be checked here: [6] Coro Coro, Bolivia Coro Coro ( Aymara : Kuru Kuru ) is a small town in the La Paz Department in Bolivia . It is the seat of the Coro Coro Municipality , the first municipal section of the Pacajes Province , and it is the seat of the province. Coro Coro, also known as Corocoro,
84-782: The Seven Years' War; later joined the Spanish army Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon (1541–1615), French soldier Marie-Hélène Crombé-Berton (born 1960), Belgian politician of the Mouvement Réformateur party Pierre Berton (1920–2004), Canadian author, historian, and journalist Pierre Montan Berton (1727–1780), French composer and conductor, father of Henri Montan Berton Sean Berton (born 1979), American professional football player Stefania Berton (born 1990), Italian figure skater and ice dancer Vic Berton (1896–1951), American jazz drummer As
96-562: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berton&oldid=1212042603 " Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alain Berton Alain Berton
108-835: Was born in Coro Coro in Bolivia on 27 August 1912. He was the son of Adrien Berton, a mining engineer, and Justine Rodriguez. He was educated at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles , and became a chemical engineer at the Chemical Institute of the University of Paris in 1933. From 1935 to 1937 he was a Ramsay Fellow at the Institute of Technology in London, in the laboratory of Prof. William Lawrence Bragg , at
120-686: Was head of the Toxicology Laboratory for the Regional Social Security Fund in Paris. By the end of the war in 1944, post war recovery started: Alain Berton's work on the application of absorption and emission spectroscopy in the ultraviolet and infrared , and within the frame of concerns about labor force protection, the specific dosage of atmospheric pollutants became of vital interest in factories to effectively detect and remedy industrial pollution. Thus, in
132-640: Was modernized over time and used in the fight against industrial pollution . Through his invention, Alain Berton proved to be an ecology pioneer . Alain Berton was awarded the Medal of the International Bureau of Analytical Chemistry (BICA)- International fight against chemical weapons. led by fr:Paul Nicolardot . The information on this page is partially translated from the equivalent page in French fr:Alain Berton (Chimiste) licensed under
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#1732786695252144-562: Was one of the most important mining areas in Bolivia because of its copper deposits and was home to the Corocoro United Copper Mines . That changed after 1985 when due to various economic and political reasons the mining center was closed and its workers left the area. Since then, the development of the town has been stagnant. Coro Coro contains in its territory several natural heritage landmarks, such as Kuntur Jipiña,
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