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Cathedrals of science the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coffey, Patrick.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Langmuir, Irving, > 1881-1957.
Lewis, Gilbert Newton, > 1875-1946.
Discoveries in science.
Chemical weapons.
Chemists > Psychology.
Science > Moral and ethical aspects.
Chemistry > History > 20th century.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • The ionists: Arrhenius and Nernst
  • Physical chemistry in America: Lewis and Langmuir
  • The third law and nitrogen: Haber and Nernst
  • Chemists at war: Haber, Nernst, Langmuir, and Harkins
  • Science and the Nazis: Nernst and Haber
  • Nobel prizes: Lewis and Langmuir
  • Nuclear chemistry: Lewis, Urey, and Seaborg
  • Secret of life: Pauling, Wrinch, and Langmuir
  • Pathological science: Langmuir
  • Lewis's last days.

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