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Chemical Sciences in the 20th Century

Carsten Reinhardt (Editor), Roald Hoffmann (Foreword by)
ISBN: 978-3-527-61274-1
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297 pages
September 2008
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"It should, of course, find a place on the shelves of every library with a history of science collection." (The Chemical Educator, November/December 2006)

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"This book traces the development of the discipline of chemistry as an 'interconnected patchwork of scientific specialties' throughout the 20th century." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 123, No. 46, 2001)