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Ernest Henry Volwiler
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Ernest Henry Volwiler
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By Karen Yao
What Did Ernest H Volwiler invent?
Ernest Volwiler helped invent Sodium Thiopental and Pentobarbital which was used widely for medical purposes.
Sodium Thiopental is a rapid-onset short-acting barbiturate general anesthetic that is an analogue of thiobarbital. It has been largely replaced with propofol but still remains somewhat popular now.
Pentobarbital is often used as a sedative, hypnotic, preanesthetic and control of covulsions in emergencies. Pentobarbital was also used for executions of convicted criminals.
Time Line
Abbott established the Volwiler Society in Volwiler's honor in 1985 to recognize the company's most distinguished scientists and engineers.
Volwiler earned the American Chemical Society's Priestley Medal.
Volwiler retired from the Abbott laboratories.
Volwiler and Tabern synthesized the first intravenous general anesthetic, Sodium thiopental
1934
1885
1961
1958
1992
Volwiler died, he was 99 years old.
1986
Volwiler and Tabern were inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1986 for their work on Pentothal.
1960
Volwiler recived the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal.
1955
Volwiler recived the IRI Medal from the Industrial Research Institute.
1930
Nembutal, developed by Ernest H. Volwiler and Donalee L.
1964
Volwiler retired from the National Science Board after serving a six-year term.
Who Was Ernest H Volwiler?
Ernest Henry Volwiler was an american chemist who spend his entire life at Abbott Laboratories working from staff chemist to CEO. He was a pioneer in the field of anesthetic pharmcology and helped the develoment of the drugs, Nembutal and Pentothal.
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