Candid Science: Conversations with Famous Chemists (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781860942280)

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.

Author: Magdolna Hargittai, Istvan Hargittai
ISBN-10: 1860942288
ISBN-13: 9781860942280
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Language: English
Published: 01/26/2000
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.96lbs
Size: 9.69h x 6.57w x 0.85d