Candid Science III: More Conversations with Famous Chemists

In this invaluable book, 36 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell the reader 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. Highlighted in the stories are the discovery of new elements and compounds, the VSEPR model, computational chemistry, organic synthesis, natural products, polysaccharides, supramolecular chemistry, peptide synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, X-ray crystallography, the reaction mechanism and kinetics, electron transfer in small and large systems, non-equilibrium systems, oscillating reactions, atmospheric chemistry, chirality, and the history of chemistry.

Summary

In this volume, 36 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell the reader about their lives. They discuss the beginnings of their careers, their aspirations, their hardships and triumphs, and their seminal discoveries. The conversations bring out the humanity of these great scientists.

Product details

• Authors: Istvan Hargittai, Istvan (Budapest Univ Of Tech & Economics Hargittai, Istvban Hargittai, Magdolna Hargittai, Magdolna (Budapest Univ Of Technology & Economics; Hungary) Hargittai, Magdolna (Eotvos Univ Hargittai
• Assisted by: Magdolna Hargittai (Editor)
• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.03.2003
• EAN: 9781860943362
• ISBN: 978-1-86094-336-2
• No. of pages: 520
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 256 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 1034 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > General, dictionaries