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Using a range of examples of conducting polymers from the early 19th century onwards, this book shows that the history of conjugated organic polymers begins before the late 1970s, thus rethinking the accepted historical narrative and providing new insights.
List of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chronology
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Polyaniline
- 3: Polypyrrole
- 4: Polyphenylene and poly(phenylene vinylene)
- 5: Polyacetylene
- 6: Polythiophene
- 7: Polyisothianaphthene and the Birth of Low-Bandgap Polymers
- 8: Retrospective on the Search for Organic Conductors and the Nature of Discovery
- Index
About the author
A native of the Seattle area, Seth C. Rasmussen received his B.S in 1990 (Chemistry, Washington State University) and his Ph.D. in 1994 (Inorganic Chemistry, Clemson University). Moving to the University of Oregon as a postdoctoral associate, he then accepted a teaching position there in 1997. Joining the faculty at North Dakota State University in 1999, he attained the rank of full professor in 2012. Active in both materials chemistry and the history of chemistry, he was named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2021 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2022. He is also the recipient of the 2025 Joseph B. Lambert HIST Award of the Division of the History of Chemistry (HIST) of the American Chemical Society.
Summary
Using a range of examples of conducting polymers from the early 19th century onwards, this book shows that the history of conjugated organic polymers begins before the late 1970s, thus rethinking the accepted historical narrative and providing new insights.
