9781860941511
Candid Science I: Conversations With Famous Chemists - Istvan Hargittai, Magdolna Hargittai
World Scientific Publishing Company (2000)
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Chemistry - History, Chemists - Interviews, Discoveries in science - History

In this book, 36 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell about their lives in science, the beginnings of their careers, their aspirations, and their hardships and triumphs. The reader will learn about their seminal discoveries, and the conversations in the book bring out the humanity of these great scientists. NMR spectroscopy, computational chemistry, the drama of buckminsterfullerene, the story of the Pill, the politics of atmospheric chemistry and the resonance theory, the beginnings of molecular mechanics and modern stereochemistry are examples of the topics discussed first-hand by, in all likelihood, the most appropriate persons.

Product Details
LoC Classification QD21 .H294 2000
Dewey 540.922
Format Hardcover
Cover Price 78,00 €
No. of Pages 528
Height x Width 250 mm
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