The humble Bunsen Burner was created by a German Chemist by the name of Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, born March 31st 1811, and Bunsen Burner Day celebrates his birthday. Bunsen Burner Day is observed every March 31st. This day honors the birthday of German chemist Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen.
Named after Robert Bunsen, a Bunsen burner is a common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame which is used for heating, sterilization and combustion. Bunsen burners (along with Teclu burners and Meker burners) produce a smokeless blue flame at very high temperatures. They are used in high schools and laboratories around the world.
