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A History of Modern Chemistry
A History of Modern Chemistry

A History of Modern Chemistry

SCIENCE

808 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: Cloth, Trade Paper

Cloth, $100.00 (US $100.00) (CA $135.00)

Publication Date: August 2016

ISBN 9781920901141

Rights: US, CA & IN

Trans Pacific Press (Aug 2016)

Price: $100.00
 
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Overview

Noboru Hirota has produced a major historical analysis of how the field of chemistry has evolved over centuries. Spanning more than eight hundred pages, this book presents an exhaustive study of the field, showing how ground-breaking discoveries were made and innovative theories were constructed, with personal portrayals and interesting anecdotes of pioneering scholars. Positioning chemistry carefully within the natural sciences, the author rejects the traditional separation of physics, chemistry and biology, defines chemistry broadly as the 'science of atoms and molecules,' and traces its dynamic history with an emphasis on 20th century developments and more recent findings. Professor Hirota himself has spearheaded research in physical chemistry for more than four decades in Japan and the United States, with cutting-edge engagement with magnetic resonance, spectroscopy, and photochemistry. This publication invites specialized researchers to traverse the pathways along which the subject developed into its present form and to understand how their own research fits into the broad scope of science as a whole.

Author Biography

HIROTA Noboru is Professor Emeritus at Kyoto University. He specializes in chemistry and physical chemistry.

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