Overview
- Previously untold historical devopments in physical and theoretical chemistry are told by an author with scientific competence
- Views the history of chemistry through the eyes of a modern physical chemist
- Fascinating read for scientists working in the field and science historians
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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In this historical volume Salvatore Califano traces the developments of ideas and theories in physical and theoretical chemistry throughout the 20th century. This seldom-told narrative provides details of topics from thermodynamics to atomic structure, radioactivity and quantum chemistry. Califano’s expertise as a physical chemist allows him to judge the historical developments from the point of view of modern chemistry. This detailed and unique historical narrative is fascinating for chemists working in the fields of physical chemistry and is also a useful resource for science historians who will enjoy access to material not previously dealt with in a coherent way.
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Front Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pathways to Modern Chemical Physics
Authors: Salvatore Califano
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28180-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-28179-2Published: 28 May 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44430-2Published: 11 June 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-28180-8Published: 26 May 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 288
Topics: Physical Chemistry, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry