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" Cathedrals of science : "
Patrick Coffey
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BL
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712180
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b534369
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| Main Entry
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Coffey, Patrick
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| Title & Author
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Cathedrals of science : : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry /\ Patrick Coffey
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2008
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xix, 379 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0195321340
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: 9780195321340
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-329) and index
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| Contents
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The ionists: Arrhenius and Nernst -- Physical chemistry in America: Lewis and Langmuir -- The third law and nitrogen: Haber and Nernst -- Chemists at war: Haber, Nernst, Langmuir, and Harkins -- Science and the Nazis: Nernst and Haber -- Nobel prizes: Lewis and Langmuir -- Nuclear chemistry: Lewis, Urey, and Seaborg -- Secret of life: Pauling, Wrinch, and Langmuir -- Pathological science: Langmuir -- Lewis's last days
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Langmuir, Irving,1881-1957
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Lewis, Gilbert Newton,1875-1946
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Chemical weapons
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Chemistry-- History-- 20th century
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Chemists, Biography
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Discoveries in science
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Nobel Prize winners
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Science-- Moral and ethical aspects
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| LC Classification
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Q180.55.D57C64 2008
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Q180.55.D57C64 2008
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