Discussion on “fixation of atmospheric nitrogen,” (Summers), New York, March 12, 1915. (see proceedings for March, 1915)

Joseph W. Richards: In considering the arc process, we can say that it is essentially an electrochemical process. Last summer I had the pleasure of visiting the largest of these plants in operation at Rjukanfos, in Norway. In a valley that five years ago contained five houses, there is now a town of ten thousand inhabitants, with a power plant of 250,000 h.p., and they are shipping their products practically all over the world.