John Servos 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. In the early twentieth century, physical chemistry was a new hybrid science, the molecular biology of its time. The names of its progenitors were familiar to everyone who was scientifically literate; studies of aqueous solutions and ...
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John Servos 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. In the early twentieth century, physical chemistry was a new hybrid science, the molecular biology of its time. The names of its progenitors were familiar to everyone who was scientifically literate; studies of aqueous solutions and of chemical thermodynamics had transformed scientific knowledge of chemical affinity. By exploring the relationship of the discipline to industry and to other sciences, and by tracing the research of its leading American practitioners, Servos shows how physical chemistry was eclipsed by its own offspring--specialties like quantum chemistry.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Text is unmarked; pages are bright, though the top edge of the pages is foxed. Binding is sturdy, if off-square. Dust jacket shows very little wear around the edges, though the dust jacket spine is age toned.
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*Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Dec. 2 (weekend sale item)* 432 pp., Hardcover, fine in a slightly faded dust jacket. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Book in like new condition. DJ has slight shelf wear. In mylar cover. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 425 p. Audience: General/trade. Signed by author and inscribed to John Elklund
