CANDID SCI - CONVERSATIONS WITH FAMOUS

In this book, 36 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell about their lives in science, the beginnings of their careers, their aspirations, and their hardships and triumphs. The reader will learn about their seminal discoveries, and the conversations in the book bring out the humanity of these great scientists. NMR spectroscopy, computational chemistry, the drama of buckminsterfullerene, the story of the Pill, the politics of atmospheric chemistry and the resonance theory, the beginnings of molecular mechanics and modern stereochemistry are examples of the topics discussed first-hand by, in all likelihood, the most appropriate persons.

Summary

In this volume 35 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell about their lives in science, the beginnings of their careers, their aspirations, and their hardships and triumphs. It covers their seminal discoveries, and the conversations bring out the humanity of these great scientists.

Product details

• Authors: Istvan Hargittai, István Hargittai, Istvan (Budapest Univ Of Tech & Economics Hargittai, Istvan Hargittai
• Assisted by: Magdolna Hargittai (Editor), Magdolna (Eotvos Univ Hargittai (Editor)
• Publisher: Icp
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.01.2000
• EAN: 9781860942280
• ISBN: 978-1-86094-228-0
• No. of pages: 530
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 904 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies