- is the world better with him? no. the way i reconcile this is to imagine that if Fritz didn't invent the nitrogen-to-ammonia process, someone else would have. great ideas have a way of unfolding into the world. Fritz didn't invent all of the equipment to perform this feat, nor did he invent the mathematics to model molecular processes... he just put the pieces together. many other great conversations will evolve from this segment - so thanks.