Introduction
The founder of the Nobel price, Alfred Nobel was a distinguished scientist and investor. He owned a variety of firms that produced goods ranging from weapons to edibles. Thus chemistry was his field of study and specialization. When he died and introduced the Nobel peace prize, chemistry was the second prize area that he mentioned in his will. Thus the Nobel Prize in chemistry was founded. This prize is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of sciences in Sweden (Nobel Foundation, 2007). The 2007 Nobel Prize was awarded to a Germany scholar and scientist Gerald Ertl for his successful research ...
