Before Big Science: The Pursuit of Modern Chemistry and Physics, 1800-1940

Before Big Science: The Pursuit of Modern Chemistry and Physics, 1800-1940
ISBN-10
0674063821
ISBN-13
9780674063822
Category
Science
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Mary Jo Nye

Description

Notable features of the book include an insightful analysis of the parallel trajectories of modern chemistry and physics and the work of scientists - such as John Dalton, Michael Faraday, Hermann von Helmholtz, Marie Curie, Ernest Rutherford, Dorothy Hodgkin, and Linus Pauling - who played prominent roles in the development of both disciplines.

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