Prof Dr Ilka Parchmann
Institute of Pure and Applied Chemistry

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"Boom!! – There goes the pipe, with a roar, terribly big!" – says Wilhelm Busch. But it’s not just Max and Moritz who like playing with fire; chemists also do lots of exciting things with fire. Of course, you’re all familiar with colourful fireworks, and warming up by the fireside is great too. But did you also know that without fire, we wouldn’t have many of the things we use every day? No iron, no cars, and in many places not even electricity! Some people reckon that the whole science of chemistry actually began with the discovery of fire.

We’re going to take you on a journey into the world of chemistry and show you all the things you can do with fire – without burning down the university, of course!

Presenter: Anke Genius (NDR)

Wednesday, 4 October 2006, 4.30 pm
, Audimax, lecture centre

Special surprise: A big prize draw to mark the end of the 2006 KinderUniversität – don’t forget your student ID cards!!!