HISTORY - While searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis, German chemist Felix Hoffmann produced a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, more commonly known as aspirin. It was on #ThisDayinHistory in
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This Day in Patent History - On February 27, 1900, Felix Hoffman patented acetyl salicylic acid aka aspirin - Patent Yogi LLC
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![Dr. Felix Hoffman successfully synthesized acetylsalicylic acid to a chemically pure and stable form in 1897 while working at Bayer. It would be marketed two years later under the name of Aspirin. Dr. Felix Hoffman successfully synthesized acetylsalicylic acid to a chemically pure and stable form in 1897 while working at Bayer. It would be marketed two years later under the name of Aspirin.](https://preview.redd.it/mnlqlp73gug91.png?width=680&format=png&auto=webp&s=cdc21375edc256e02546cc5317a1442e2b58dfe2)
Dr. Felix Hoffman successfully synthesized acetylsalicylic acid to a chemically pure and stable form in 1897 while working at Bayer. It would be marketed two years later under the name of Aspirin.
![Aspirin was first synthesised by the German chemist Felix Hoffman (1868-1946) and introduced to the medical market in 1899 as a relief against pain. I... - SuperStock Aspirin was first synthesised by the German chemist Felix Hoffman (1868-1946) and introduced to the medical market in 1899 as a relief against pain. I... - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/1895/Comp/1895-16771.webp)