Culture of chemistry [electronic resource] : the best articles on the human side of 20th-century chemistry from the archives of the Chemical Intelligencer / Balazs Hargittai, István Hargittai, editors.
Hargittai, Balazs, editor.; Hargittai, István, editor.
2015
QD37 .C85 2015eb
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Title Culture of chemistry [electronic resource] : the best articles on the human side of 20th-century chemistry from the archives of the Chemical Intelligencer / Balazs Hargittai, István Hargittai, editors.
Uniform Title contained in series Chemical Intelligencer.
ISBN 9781489975652 electronic book
1489975659 electronic book
9781489975645
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7565-2
Published New York : Springer, 2015.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 316 pages) : illustrations.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-1-4899-7565-2 doi
Call Number QD37 .C85 2015eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 540
Summary Includes specially selected articles that previously appeared in The Chemical Intelligencer magazine published (1995-2000). Excerpts of these Editor's choice chapters chronicle the culture and history of chemistry, featuring great chemists and discoverers. Contributors from among the best-known authors of the chemistry community, including numerous Nobel laureates. Features behind the scenes stories about pivotal discoveries, intricacies of laboratory life and interactions among scientists, favorite recipes of renowned researchers, life histories and anecdotes. Chapters detail the human side of science but also present scientific information communicated in an easy-to-perceive and entertaining way. This unique book is not only aimed at chemists but individuals who are interested in the cultural aspects of our science.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 23, 2015).
Added Author Hargittai, Balazs, editor.
Hargittai, István, editor.
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Preface
Interviews
Notes
Beautiful Molecules
Chemical Tourist
Cooking Chemist
A Chemist{u2019}s Photo Album
Encounters with Chemistry
Book Reviews
Stamp Corner
Articles
Index.

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