Cathedrals of Science The Personalities and Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry

Name: Cathedrals of Science The Personalities and Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780195321340

ISBN-10: 0195321340

ISBN-13: 9780195321340

Edition: 2008

Authors: Patrick Coffey

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In Cathedrals of Science, Patrick Coffey combines clear explanations of technical issues with riveting personal portraits as he explores the work of some of the leading chemists of modern times. Coffey's tale is one of great minds and petty squabbles, of ego, greed, and ambition, of patriotic fervor and idealistic pacifism. He shows great scientists fighting over credit for discoveries, and taking revenge on those they found distasteful. Gilbert Lewis, for example, was reclusive, touchy, and disliked making public presentations; but his rival Irving Languir was gregarious, charming, and forged friendships with Neils Bohr and other key figures. As a result of these traits, Coffey argues,…

Book details

List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/29/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.42" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.760



Prologue



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 Lewis



The Lewis-Langmuir Theory: Lewis, Langmuir, and Harkins



Science and the Nazis: Nernst and Haber



Nobel Prizes: Lewis and Langmuir



Nuclear Chemistry: Lewis, Urey, and Seaborg



The Secret of Life: Pauling, Wrinch, and Langmuir



Pathological Science: Langmuir



Lewis's Last Days


Epilogue


Sources and Acknowledgments


Suggested Reading


Endnotes


Index