My Life In The Golden Age Of Chemistry

Author : F. Albert Cotton
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128013380

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My Life in the Golden Age of Chemistry by F. Albert Cotton Pdf

A giant in the field and at times a polarizing figure, F. Albert Cotton’s contributions to inorganic chemistry and the area of transitions metals are substantial and undeniable. In his own words, My Life in the Golden Age of Chemistry: More Fun than Fun describes the late chemist’s early life and college years in Philadelphia, his graduate training and research contributions at Harvard with Geoffrey Wilkinson, and his academic career from becoming the youngest ever full professor at MIT (aged 31) to his extensive time at Texas A&M. Professor Cotton’s autobiography offers his unique perspective on the advances he and his contemporaries achieved through one of the most prolific times in modern inorganic chemistry, in research on the then-emerging field of organometallic chemistry, metallocenes, multiple bonding between transition metal atoms, NMR and ESR spectroscopy, hapticity, and more. Working during a time of generous government funding of science and strong sponsorship for good research, Professor Cotton’s experience and observations provide insight into this prolific and exciting period of chemistry. Offers personal and often wry perspective from this prominent chemist and recipient of some of science’s highest honors: the U.S. National Medal of Science (1982), the Priestley Medal (the American Chemical Society's highest recognition, 1998), membership in the U. S. National Academy of Sciences and corresponding international bodies, and 29 honorary doctorates Details the background behind the development and emergence of groundbreaking research in organometallic chemistry and transition metals Provides beautifully-written and engaging insight into a "Golden Age of Chemistry" and the work of historically renowned chemists

Author : Malcolm Dole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Chemists
ISBN : UCAL:B4534486

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My Life in the Golden Age of America by Malcolm Dole Pdf

Author : Hannah Gay,William P Griffith
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781783269754

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The Chemistry Department at Imperial College London by Hannah Gay,William P Griffith Pdf

This is the first comprehensive history of the chemistry department at Imperial College London. Based on archival records, oral testimony, published papers, published and unpublished memoirs, the book tells the story of this world-famous department from its foundation as the Royal College of Chemistry in 1845 to the large department it had become by the year 2000. The book covers research, teaching, departmental governance, students and social life. It also highlights the extraordinary contributions made to the war effort in both the first and second world wars. From its first professors, A. Wilhelm Hofmann and Edward Frankland, the department has been home to many eminent chemists, including, in the later twentieth century, the Nobel laureates Derek Barton and Geoffrey Wilkinson. New information on these and many others is presented in a lively narrative that places both people and events in the larger historical contexts of chemistry, politics, culture and the economy. The book will interest not only those connected with Imperial College, but anyone interested in chemistry and its history, or in higher

Author : Marelene Rayner-Canham,Geoff Rayner-Canham
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781908978998

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Chemistry was Their Life by Marelene Rayner-Canham,Geoff Rayner-Canham Pdf

British chemistry has traditionally been depicted as a solely male endeavour. However, this perspective is untrue: the allure of chemistry has attracted women since the earliest times. Despite the barriers placed in their path, women studied academic chemistry from the 1880s onwards and made interesting or significant contributions to their fields, yet they are virtually absent from historical records. Comprising a unique set of biographies of 141 of the 896 known women chemists from 1880 to 1949, this work attempts to address the imbalance by showcasing the determination of these women to survive and flourish in an environment dominated by men. Individual biographical accounts interspersed with contemporary quotes describe how women overcame the barriers of secondary and tertiary education, and of admission to professional societies. Although these women are lost to historical records, they are brought together here for the first time to show that a vibrant culture of female chemists did indeed exist in Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Contents:IntroductionGetting an Education: The Professional SocietiesThe London Co-educational CollegesThe London Women's CollegesEnglish Provincial UniversitiesThe Cambridge and Oxford Women's CollegesUniversities in Scotland and WalesHoppy's 'Biochemical Ladies'Women CrystallographersWomen in PharmacyThe Role of Chemists' WivesWomen Chemists and the First World WarThe Interwar Period and Beyond Readership: Historians of science, chemists, those with an interest in women's studies, educationalists, and general readers. Keywords:History;Chemistry;Science;Women;Education;University;SchoolKey Features:Presents the only published account of the lives and contributions of British women chemists from 1880 to 1949Examines the role of certain secondary schools and colleges/universities in encouraging women to choose a career in chemistryHighlights the role of certain males in championing the women chemists' cause and in mentoring individual womenDiscusses the reasons why women clustered in certain fields and the forgotten role of women chemists during the First World WarReviews:“Chemistry was Their Life has been very well researched and is extensively referenced … It is of great interest also to read of the battle which these women had to obtain recognition by professional societies.”Chemistry World “Chemistry was Their Life is an important contribution to the history of chemistry, providing a glimpse into the lives of pioneering British women. It has a lot of information about the women who worked in one or another capacity as chemists … It is warmly recommended to all chemists, chemistry historians, and to scientists involved with gender studies.”Structural Chemistry

Author : Bruce Merrifield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105003439804

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Life During a Golden Age of Peptide Chemistry by Bruce Merrifield Pdf

Thirteenth in a series of autobiographies of 22 eminent organic chemists, the present volume chronicles the life and contributions to the field of Bruce Merrifield, winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize for chemistry. Subtitled The Concept and Development of Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis. Highly illustrated with diagrams, tables, graphs and (bandw) photographs. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Fred Basolo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461506355

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From Coello to Inorganic Chemistry by Fred Basolo Pdf

From boyhood in the coal-mining village of Coello, Illinois, to winning the Priestly Medal and becoming the president of the American Chemical Society, Professor Emeritus Fred Basolo of Northwestern University traces the intertwined development of his life, career, and the field of inorganic chemistry. With over a hundred photographs and dozens of structures and equations, From Coello to Inorganic Chemistry details the major innovations, travels, family life, and guests hosted while helping to build one of the world's leading inorganic chemistry departments from its humble beginnings at Northwestern University. Students and chemists with interests in bioinorganic chemistry, catalysis, nanoscience, new materials research, and organometallics can follow the emergence of inorganic chemistry as a rival to organic chemistry through the accomplishments of one of its most influential pioneers.

Author : Karl Winnacker
Publisher : Sidgwick & Jackson
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019829014

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Challenging Years: My Life in Chemistry by Karl Winnacker Pdf

Autobiographical account of the growth of the farbwerke hoechst multinational enterprise of the chemical industry in parallel with the post-war economic recovery of Germany, Federal Republic - relates industrial research policy, the style of industrial management, industrial integration and foreign investment history against the background of international relations and technological change. Illustrations. Biography winnacker k.

Author : Neil English
Publisher : Springer
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319977072

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Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy by Neil English Pdf

The invention of the telescope at the dawning of the 17th century has revolutionized humanity's understanding of the Universe and our place within it. This book traces the development of the telescope over four centuries, as well as the many personalities who used it to uncover brand-new revelations about the Sun, Moon, planets, stars and distant galaxies. Starting with early observers such as Thomas Harriot, Galileo, Johannes Hevelius, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Robert Hooke and Christian Huygens, the book explores how these early observers arrived at essentially correct ideas concerning the objects they studied. Moving into the 18th and 19th centuries, the author describes the increasing sophistication of telescopes both large and small, and the celebrated figures who used them so productively, including the Herschels, Charles Messier, William Lassell and the Earls of Rosse. Many great discoveries were also made with smaller instruments when placed in the capable hands of the Struve dynasty, F.W. Bessel, Angelo Secchi and S.W Burnham, to name but a few. Nor were all great observers of professional ilk. The book explores the contributions made by the 'clerical astronomers,' William Rutter Dawes, Thomas William Webb, T.E.R Philips and T.H.E.C Espin, as well as the lonely vigils of E.E. Barnard, William F. Denning and Charles Grover. And in the 20th century, the work of Percival Lowell, Leslie Peltier, Eugene M. Antoniadi, Clyde Tombaugh, Walter Scott Houston, David H. Levy and Sir Patrick Moore is fully explored. Generously illustrated throughout, this treasure trove of astronomical history shows how each observer's work led to seminal developments in science, and providing key insights into how we go about exploring the heavens today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789460910746

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The World of Science Education by Anonim Pdf

Each volume in the 7-volume series The World of Science Education reviews research in a key region of the world. These regions include North America, South and Latin America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe and Israel, Arab States, and Sub-Saharan Africa. The focus of this Handbook is on science education in Asia and the scholarship that most closely supports this program.

Author : H Gobind Khorana
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-05-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814496650

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Chemical Biology, Selected Papers Of H G Khorana (With Introductions) by H Gobind Khorana Pdf

The first two chapters of this invaluable book trace the developments of the chemistry and macromolecular structures, respectively, of proteins and nuclei acids. Similarly, the introductions to the succeeding chapters review, step by step, the historical landmarks in the topics covered. These include discoveries of biological phosphate esters, nucleotides and nucleotide coenzymes (important in intermediary metabolism), the nature of the genetic material and biological synthesis of proteins, formulation of the problem of the genetic code, and perspectives on bioenergetics.The selected papers illustrate the developments of the chemical synthesis of nucleotides and nucleotide coenzymes of ribo- and deoxy-ribo-polynucleotides (RNA, DNA), of the total synthesis of genes in the laboratory, and principles for gene amplification (PCR). Another major section covers studies of enzymes that degrade nucleic acids, the structure of transfer RNA and its role in protein synthesis, and the author's work on the elucidation of the genetic code. Finally, there are descriptions of the studies on biological membranes and the membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin, a biological proton pump. These studies elucidated the mechanism of proton translocation, which is central to bioenergetics.

Author : Lou Mougin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476675138

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Secondary Superheroes of Golden Age Comics by Lou Mougin Pdf

 When Superman debuted in 1938, he ushered in a string of imitators--Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, Captain America. But what about the many less well-known heroes who lined up to fight crooks, super villains or Hitler--like the Shield, the Black Terror, Crimebuster, Cat-Man, Dynamic Man, the Blue Beetle, the Black Cat and even Frankenstein? These and other four-color fighters crowded the newsstands from the late 1930s through the early 1950s. Most have since been overlooked, and not necessarily because they were victims of poor publication. This book gives the other superheroes of the Golden Age of comics their due.

Author : Jeannette E. Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190615185

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African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era by Jeannette E. Brown Pdf

This is the second of two books about African-American female chemists. The first book (African-American Women Chemists, 2011) focused on the early pioneers--women chemists from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Act. African American Women Chemists in the Modern Era focuses on contemporary women who have benefited from the Civil Rights Act and are now working as chemists or chemical engineers. This book was produced by taking the oral history of women who are leaders in their field and who wanted to tell the world how they suceeded. It features eighteen amazing women in this book and each of them has a claim to fame, despite hiding in plain sight. These women reveal the history of their lives from youth to adult. Overall, Jeannette Brown aims to inspire women and minorities to pursue careers in the sciences, as evidenced by the successful career paths of the women that came before them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11649540

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The pharmaceutical journal and transactions by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Pharmacy
ISBN : UOM:39015038665553

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Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Meetings by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ashoka Annamaya Ishaya
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781532071188

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Zen and the Art of Subration by Ashoka Annamaya Ishaya Pdf

Zen and the Art of Subration is a three-part masterwork arising from the author’s thirty-five-year journey to overcome cultural conditioning and achieve the ultimate transformation: living on light and oxygen. Ashoka Annamaya Ishaya shares an intimate look into how she discovered tantric and Taoist practices for cultivating immortality and integrated them into her life. She follows up this first-person account with a teaching guide distilling knowledge and practices aimed at readers on their own transformative path toward achieving your immortal jing cycle. Ishaya believes that if a critical mass of humans commit to the process of sustainable immortality, we can affect the evolution of our entire species. Ishaya pursues an illuminating range of questions: • Are we as a species destined to be enlightened? • Can we apply mindfulness skills to evolve our physiology? • How can our health-care system better support the maturation of our species? • Can we become an immortal species? The treatise concludes with a scholarly overview of noted prophets from varied traditions and times who have taught and fostered transformation of consciousness and sustainability of culture.