Osmium Timeline
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Updated: 30 Oct 2019
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Created byMaite Arroyo
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Osmium is discovered by Smithson TennantThe discovery that Osmium was not an alloy, but a distinct new element, was published in 1748Discovery of the new element was documented in a letter to the Royal SocietyA group at BASF led by Carl Bosch bought most of the world's supply of osmium to use as a catalystThe estimated US import of osmium for consumption was 90 kgThe 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 pensOsmium reported to show anticancer activity in vivo
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