Cathedrals of science: the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry
Auteur :
Coffey, Patrick
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195321340
Date de publication :
27 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,3 x 3,1 cm
Poids :
680 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Like any other human endeavor, chemistry was built by real people, with all their strengths and faults. Cathedrals of Science describes its construction-the intersection of science and personality that transformed chemistry, with its chemists struggling for understanding, squabbling over scientific credit, and making moral choices about chemical warfare, totalitarianism, and nuclear weapons.