Physical Chemistry from Ostwald to Pauling The Making of a Science in America |
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| Author:
| Servos, John W. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-02614-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1996 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $84.00 |
Book Description:
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Explains the emergence of physical chemistry in America by presenting a series of lively portraits of such pivotal figures as Wilhelm Ostwald, A A Noyes, G N Lewis, and Linus Pauling, and of key institutions, including MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, and Caltech. This title shows how physical chemistry was eclipsed.
Explains the emergence of physical chemistry in America by presenting a series of lively portraits of such pivotal figures as Wilhelm Ostwald, A A Noyes, G N Lewis, and Linus Pauling, and of key institutions, including MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, and Caltech. This title shows how physical chemistry was eclipsed.