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Osmium Timeline
Created by
Maite Arroyo
⟶ Updated 30 Oct 2019 ⟶
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Osmium is discovered by Smithson Tennant
The discovery that Osmium was not an alloy, but a distinct new element, was published in 1748
Discovery of the new element was documented in a letter to the Royal Society
A group at BASF led by Carl Bosch bought most of the world's supply of osmium to use as a catalyst
The estimated US import of osmium for consumption was 90 kg
The estimated # of the United States production of osmium as a byproduct of copper refining was 2000 troy ounces (62 kg)
Osmium is used for the tips of fountin pens
Osmium reported to show anticancer activity in vivo