Candid Science: Conversations with Famous Chemists - Softcover

Hargittai, Istvan; Hargittai, Magdolna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1860942288 ISBN 13: 9781860942280

Publisher: Imperial College Press, 2000

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

".. the editor has conducted his interviews with

sympathy and collected his material with care. " -- Nature, June 2000

"... this work constitutes a valuable historical document and is one that I feel should be read by every chemist." -- Chemistry in Britain, September 2000

About this edition

• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1860942288
• ISBN 13: 9781860942280
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Hargittai Magdolna