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Science of Crystal Structures
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 331

Science of Crystal Structures

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-09-09
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  • Publisher: Springer

A volume which includes entries on quasicrystals, icosahedral packing, other packing considerations, extended structures, data treatment and data mining is presented by luminaries from the crystallography community. Several of the contributions are from the schools of such trend-setting crystallographers as J. Desmond Bernal and Aleksandr I. Kitaigorodskii. Internationally renowned scientists contributed such as Tom L. Blundell, Johann Jacob Burckhardt, John L. Finney, Jenny P. Glusker, Nobel laureate Herbert A. Hauptman, the 2014 Ewald-Prize winner A. Janner, Aminoff-Prize winner Isabella Karle, Nobel laureate Jerome Karle, Buckley-Prize winner Alan L. Mackay, Ewald-Prize winner David Sayre...

Crystal Engineering
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Crystal Engineering

This book is important because it is the first textbook in an area that has become very popular in recent times. There are around 250 research groups in crystal engineering worldwide today. The subject has been researched for around 40 years but there is still no textbook at the level of senior undergraduates and beginning PhD students. This book is expected to fill this gap. The writing style is simple, with an adequate number of exercises and problems, and the diagrams are easy to understand. This book consists major areas of the subject, including organic crystals and co-ordination polymers, and can easily form the basis of a 30 to 40 lecture course for senior undergraduates.

In Our Own Image
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 266

In Our Own Image

The title of our volume refers to what is well described by the following two quota tions:"Godcreated man in his own image"l and "Man creates God in his own image."2 Our approach to symmetry is subjective, and the term "personal" symmetry reflects this approach in our discussion of selected scientific events. We have chosen six icons to symbolize six areas: Kepler for modeling, Fuller for new molecules, Pauling for helical structures, Kitaigorodskii for packing, Bernal for quasicrystals, and Curie for dissymmetry. For the past three decades we have been involved in learning, thinking, speaking, and writing about symmetry. This involvement has augmented our principal activities in molecular structure research. Our interest in symmetry had started with a simple fascination and has evolved into a highly charged personal topic for us. At the start of this volume, we had had several authored and edited symmetry related books behind 3 us. We owe a debt of gratitude to the numerous people whose interviews are quoted 4 in this volume. We very much appreciate the kind and gracious cooperation of Edgar J. Applewhite (Washington, DC), Lawrence S. Bartell (University of Michigan), R.

The Road to Stockholm
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 406

The Road to Stockholm

The Nobel Prize is by far the highest recognition a scientist may receive and the only one with which the general public is familiar. Its prestige has reached improbable heights. At the same time a lot of myth surrounds the Nobel Prize, and this is compounded by the fact that people tend to view scientists with some bewilderment. This book introduces the process of selection of the laureates, discusses the ingredients for scientific discovery and for getting recognition. It reviews the decisive moments of scientific careers en route to the Nobel Prize, points to characteristic features of the laureates, the importance of mentors and venues in scientific careers and other components of succes...

Culture of Chemistry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 315

Culture of Chemistry

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-04-20
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  • Publisher: Springer

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.

Symmetry through the Eyes of a Chemist
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 528

Symmetry through the Eyes of a Chemist

It is gratifying to launch the third edition of our book. Its coming to life testi?es about the task it has ful?lled in the service of the com- nity of chemical research and learning. As we noted in the Prefaces to the ?rst and second editions, our book surveys chemistry from the point of view of symmetry. We present many examples from ch- istry as well as from other ?elds to emphasize the unifying nature of the symmetry concept. Our aim has been to provide aesthetic pl- sure in addition to learning experience. In our ?rst Preface we paid tribute to two books in particular from which we learned a great deal; they have in?uenced signi?cantly our approach to the subject matter of our book. The...

Visual Symmetry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 220

Visual Symmetry

The authors, world-renowned scientists, have already produced a dozen books on symmetry for professionals as well as lay persons, for grownups as well as children, in English, Russian, German, Hungarian, and Swedish languages. They provide this attractive account of symmetry in few words and many oOe1/4OCO as many as 650 oOe1/4OCO images in full color from the most diverse corners of our globe. An encounter with this book will open up a whole new experience for the reader, who will never look at the world with the same eyes as before."

Dna Doctor, The: Candid Conversations With James D Watson
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 235

Dna Doctor, The: Candid Conversations With James D Watson

Three in-depth conversations with the Nobel laureate co-discoverer of the double helix and the first director of the Human Genome Project cover a wide range of topics, including progress in science; the scientist's role in modern life; women in science; scientific ethics; terrorism; religion; multiculturalism; and how genetics may improve human lives. Reflections by further illustrious contributors to the scientific revolution and the author's commentaries provide a glimpse into the thinking of scientists who largely determine the progress of humankind in our time.

Candid Science Iii: More Conversations With Famous Chemists
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 519

Candid Science Iii: More Conversations With Famous Chemists

In this invaluable book, 36 famous chemists, including 18 Nobel laureates, tell the reader 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. Highlighted in the stories are the discovery of new elements and compounds, the VSEPR model, computational chemistry, organic synthesis, natural products, polysaccharides, supramolecular chemistry, peptide synthesis, combinatorial chemistry, X-ray crystallography, the reaction mechanism and kinetics, electron transfer in small and large systems, non-equilibrium systems, oscillating reactions, atmospheric chemistry, chirality, and the history of chemistry.

Stereochemical Applications of Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction, Part A
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 594

Stereochemical Applications of Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction, Part A

- Die erste umfassende Darstellung der Elektronenbeugung in der Gasphase, einer sehr erfolgreichen Methode zur Bestimmung molekularer Geometrien. - Das Buch wendet sich in erster Linie an den Nicht-Fachmann. - Die 26 Beiträge stammen von Autoren aus neun Ländern, aus allen führenden auf diesem Gebiet arbeitenden Forschungslaboratorien. - Das Buch enthält einen einführenden Artikel von Herman Mark, dem Pionier der Gasphasenelektronenbeugung und ein Vorwort von Jerome Karle, dem Chemie-Nobelpreisträger von 1985. - Es wird nur zusammen in zwei Teilbänden abgegeben. Teil A beschreibt Entwicklung und derzeitige Möglichkeiten der Methode, darunter auch ihre Kombination mit anderen Verfahren. Teil B enthält Ergebnisse von Strukturbestimmungen für zahlreiche Verbindungsklassen. Er dient als umfassendes, zuverlässiges Nachschlagewerk und bringt gleichzeitig Trends und Interpretationen von Strukturvariationen.