Characters in Chemistry
A Celebration of the Humanity of Chemistry
Published on 9. January 2014
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-0-8412-2800-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a collection of essays, written by an international group of historians of chemistry, about some of the most interesting chemists dating back into the 18th century. The contributing authors are well-established biographers, and their subjects make a diverse cast of chemistry characters. Among the chemists covered are Robert Bunsen, Joseph Black, John Dalton, Lucretia Borgia, William Crookes, and Humphry Davy. These chemists come from all over the world,
and from different eras. Together, this collection truly is a celebration of the wide range of personalities and characters that have worked in chemistry over the centuries.
and from different eras. Together, this collection truly is a celebration of the wide range of personalities and characters that have worked in chemistry over the centuries.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
101 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8412-2800-9 (9780841228009)
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Persons
Gary D. Patterson is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University. Seth C. Rasmussen is affiliated with North Dakota State University.
Content
Preface ; 1. Introduction: The Humanity of Chemistry ; Seth C. Rasmussen and Gary D. Patterson ; 2. Robert Bunsen's Sweet Tooth ; William B. Jensen ; 3. Who Was the Real Joseph Black? ; Robert Anderson ; 4. The Quaker Rustic as Natural Philosopher: John Dalton and His Social Context ; Alan J. Rocke ; 5. The Chemistry of Lucrezia Borgia et al. ; Cathy Cobb ; 6. Chemical Characters: Sir William Crookes (1832?1919) ; William H. Brock ; 7. It's a Gas! Sir Humphry Davy and His Pneumatic Investigations ; Seth C. Rasmussen ; 8. Historical Chemists in Fiction ; Carmen J. Giunta ; 9. Yegor Yegorovich Vagner (1849?1903): A <"Wondrously Sharpwitted>" Chemist ; David E. Lewis ; 10. Martian Chemists and Characters ; Balazs Hargittai and Istvan Hargittai ; 11. George Rosenkranz: A Full-Range <"Chemical Character>" ; James G. Traynham ; 12. Paul John Flory: Physical Chemist and Humanitarian ; Gary D. Patterson ; Editors' Biographies ; Author Index ; Subject Index