Unlike many other notable scientists of the past, Karl Auer had the benefit of a good education, thanks to his father's well-paid position as director of Austria's Imperial Printing Press. After studying at the Vienna Polytechnic, Auer trained in...

1858-1929 Austrian chemist who invented the gas lantern mantle, discovered an alloy of cerium and iron (mischmetal) used in cigarette lighter flints, and invented the osmium lamp. The gas lantern mantle, commonly used in camping lanterns, uses metals...

Carl Auer Freiherr von Welsbach (1 September 1858 - 4 August 1929) was an Austrian scientist and inventor who had a talent for not only discovering advances, but turning them into commercially successful products. He is particularly well known for his...