Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen was born on March 31, 1811 at the University of Göttingen. He was a German chemist and thanks to his invention of the Bunsen burner, with the help of Peter Desega, he became famous around the world. Robert had obtained his highest degree at his father's university in Germany. Robert was considered the most influential chemistry teacher of his time and even taught Dmitri Mendeleev, the creator of the "Periodic Table of Elements." Additionally, Robert and Gustav Kirchhoff were the first two to use spectroscopy in chemical analysis, which led to the discovery of two elements called cesium and rubidium. Robert also wrote numerous letters and books, now preserved in the RSC archives, and worked until his retirement at the University of Heidelberg. Bunsen had a friend named Sir Henry Roscoe who also said that Bunsen was a great man. However, he never married, which allowed Robert to focus more on his work and research. Although Robert was a popular man with many, he had sadly passed away in 1899. Robert had lost vision in his right eye when an organic compound exploded during his research into organic chemistry. Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer was born in the year of 1825, in Taunusstien, Hesse. He had studied physics and other subjects before studying chemistry. Erlenmeyer was once enthusiastic about pharmacy, but lost his enthusiasm for it, leading him to return to the University of Gießen to study chemistry. For his doctorate, Emil completed a thesis which aroused the interest of Robert Bunsen. At the University of Heidelberg he had introduced the naphthalene formula and the Erlenmeyer rule of keto-enol tautomerism. In burner 18...... middle of paper ......sen, the oxygen gives more energy to the electrons in the flame, causing the flame to heat up more and more. Therefore, the chemical reaction of methane reacting with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water vapor is given off by the Bunsen burner. We can now understand that the yellow flame contains heat due to the oxygen that was part of the reaction, but to make the flame hotter, the percentage of oxygen introduced into the Bunsen burner must increase. The twist of the Bunsen burner barrel makes it more efficient because it allows oxygen to be added, which then allows the flame to become hotter, allowing you to heat substances at a faster rate, so you can be more productive. This is because when you add oxygen, it gives up energy to electrons which make it move faster, turning the flame from yellow to blue..