Cathedrals of science : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry / Patrick Coffey.
Imprint
London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Copies
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CCQ - Lusail Female Library
Q180.55.D57
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CCQ - Lusail Male Library
Q180.55.D57
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Description
xix, 379 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-329) and index.
Contents
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 p