March 31.2011 is Robert Bunsen 200th birthday n google use it as today's theme. Nice and fun.
Who is Robert Bunsen, and why is he so special
Check his biography below...
Robert Bunsen is best known for his invention of the improved gas flame device which bears his name: the Bunsen burner. However, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen's contributions to science extend far beyond this one invention; he developed a number of other common laboratory instruments, as well as a new device and process for analyzing the elemental constituents of chemicals called spectroscopy.

