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Contributions:

• Developed laboratory equipment such as the alembic, retort, double boiler, and scales for measuring small particles.
• Developed distillation, crystallization, sublimation, calcination processes
• Discovered hydrochloric, nitric acids, and citric acid
• Isolated the elements: arsenic, bismuth, and sulfur.
• Described a classification system for substances
• Believed that mass was made of atomic particles.
• Developed a way to weigh and measure small particles.
• Made soaps and perfumes
• Findings were used to improve the manufacturing of steel and other metals to prevent rust, water proofing, develop fuels, and make inks.
• The word "gibberish," comes from his name because he often wrote in code.
• Sometimes referred to as the Father of Modern Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.

Contributions:

• Developed laboratory equipments such as mortar and pestles, spatulas, flasks, beakers, and other glass vessels. 
• Recognized the toxicity of arsenic and mercurial ointments to treat skin ailments.
• Added categories of substances to include boraces, atroments, and salts.
• Introduced an atomic theory that posed that there were spaces between atoms.
• Systemized laboratory practices and techniques.
• Described the salinity and inflammablity of substances. 
• Regarded by some as the father of pharmacology. 

Contributions:

• Translated the works of Greek philosophers and continued their debates.
• Insisted on the use of the scientific method.
• Developed recipes for perfumes.
• Described the effects of compounded substances for medication.
• Described the effects of various dosages of medications.
• Recognized that air particles are made of atoms.