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.

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• Authors: Istvan Hargittai, István Hargittai, Istvan (Budapest Univ Of Tech & Economics Hargittai, Istvan (Budapest Univ Of Technology & Economics Hargittai, Istvban Hargittai, Magdolna Hargittai, Istvan Hargittai
• Assisted by: Istvban Hargittai (Editor), Magdolna Hargittai (Editor), Magdolna (Budapest Univ Of Technology & Economics; Hungary) Hargittai (Editor), Magdolna (Eotvos Univ Hargittai (Editor)
• Publisher: Icp
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.01.2000
• EAN: 9781860941511
• ISBN: 978-1-86094-151-1
• No. of pages: 530
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 1084 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science