Resumen

WISNIAK, Jaime. The History of Catalysis: From the Beginning to Nobel Prizes. Educ. quím [online]. 2010, vol.21, n.1, pp.60-69. ISSN 0187-893X.

Although the effects of catalysis are known from very ancient times, the understanding of the phenomena started only in the 18th century and in due course led to the awarding to two Nobel prizes at the beginning of the 20th century.

Palabras llave : Catalysis; mechanism; platinum; platinum group metals; fermentation; sulfuric acid.