Screen LibraryCathedrals of science：the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | London New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xix, 379 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780195321340 (alk. paper) 0195321340 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | B82 |
| CLC: |
B82-057 O6-09 |
| Call Number: | B82-057/C674 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-329) and index. 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 Harkins -- Science and the Nazis: Nernst and Haber -- Nobel prizes: Lewis and Langmuir -- Nuclear chemistry: Lewis, Urey, and Seaborg -- Secret of life: Pauling, Wrinch, and Langmuir -- Pathological science: Langmuir -- Lewis's last days. |