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Andreas Karachalios - Erich Huckel (1896-1980) - 9789048135592 - V9789048135592
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Erich Huckel (1896-1980)

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Description for Erich Huckel (1896-1980) hardcover. This comprehensive account of Huckel's career examines his scientific work and his key role in the emergence of quantum chemistry as an independent discipline. It also covers his clash with Linus Pauling over the properties of the benzene molecule. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
Emerging disciplines in the border zone between physics and chemistry have 1 attracted the attention of historians of science particularly in the last 20 years. 2 Quantum chemistry, as an offshoot of theoretical chemistry, has recently acquired 3 some importance in the history of chemistry. It is the product of close 1 Cf. Hiebert, E. : Discipline Identi cation in Chemistry and Physics, in: Science in Context, 9(2) (1996), 93-119; Nye, M. J. : Physics and Chemistry: Commensurate or Incommensurate Sciences? in: The Invention of Physical Science, Intersections of Mathematics, Theology and Natural Philosophy since the Seventeenth Century - Essays ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048135592
SKU
V9789048135592
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Reviews for Erich Huckel (1896-1980)
From the reviews: “Andreas Karachalios produced a well researched and meticulously documented biography of Erich Hückel … . It is readable and contains a considerable amount of theoretical chemistry that allows not only the evaluation of Hückel’s oeuvre, but informs also about the early development of quantum chemistry in the 1920s and 1930s. It is warmly recommended to all ... Read more

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