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Max Bodenstein
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<p> Max Ernst August Bodenstein (July 15, 1871 – September 3, 1942) was a German <a href="/facts/Physical_chemistry/WqwnJjRM">physical chemist</a> known for his work in <a href="/facts/Chemical_kinetics/D8vyX4aE">chemical kinetics</a>. He was first to postulate a <a href="/facts/Chain_reaction/5UwHTKXS">chain reaction</a> mechanism and that <a href="/facts/Explosion/Utp8Wv9D">explosions</a> are branched chain reactions, later applied to the <a href="/facts/Atomic_bomb/QVdBcMdm">atomic bomb</a>. </p>