Characters in Chemistry

A Celebration of the Humanity of Chemistry

AvPATTERSON,Gary D. Patterson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

Del 1136 i serien ACS Symposium Series

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Beskrivning

This book is a collection of essays, written by an international group of historians of chemistry, about some of the most interesting chemists dating back into the 18th century. The contributing authors are well-established biographers, and their subjects make a diverse cast of chemistry characters. Among the chemists covered are Robert Bunsen, Joseph Black, John Dalton, Lucretia Borgia, William Crookes, and Humphry Davy. These chemists come from all over the world,and from different eras. Together, this collection truly is a celebration of the wide range of personalities and characters that have worked in chemistry over the centuries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-01-09
Mått:161 x 230 x 19 mm
Vikt:506 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:ACS Symposium Series
Antal sidor:246
Förlag:Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN:9780841228009

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Gary D. Patterson is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University. Seth C. Rasmussen is affiliated with North Dakota State University.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface ; 1. Introduction: The Humanity of Chemistry ; Seth C. Rasmussen and Gary D. Patterson ; 2. Robert Bunsen's Sweet Tooth ; William B. Jensen ; 3. Who Was the Real Joseph Black? ; Robert Anderson ; 4. The Quaker Rustic as Natural Philosopher: John Dalton and His Social Context ; Alan J. Rocke ; 5. The Chemistry of Lucrezia Borgia et al. ; Cathy Cobb ; 6. Chemical Characters: Sir William Crookes (1832?1919) ; William H. Brock ; 7. It's a Gas! Sir Humphry Davy and His Pneumatic Investigations ; Seth C. Rasmussen ; 8. Historical Chemists in Fiction ; Carmen J. Giunta ; 9. Yegor Yegorovich Vagner (1849?1903): A <"Wondrously Sharpwitted>" Chemist ; David E. Lewis ; 10. Martian Chemists and Characters ; Balazs Hargittai and Istvan Hargittai ; 11. George Rosenkranz: A Full-Range <"Chemical Character>" ; James G. Traynham ; 12. Paul John Flory: Physical Chemist and Humanitarian ; Gary D. Patterson ; Editors' Biographies ; Author Index ; Subject Index