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Cathedrals of science : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry, Patrick Coffey
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- Summary
- "In Cathedrals of Science, Patrick Coffey describes how chemistry got its modern footing-how thirteen brilliant men and one woman struggled with the laws of the universe and with each other. They wanted to discover how the world worked, but they also wanted credit for making those discoveries, and their personalities often affected how that credit was assigned. Gilbert Lewis, for example, could be reclusive and resentful, and his enmity with Walther Nernst may have cost him the Nobel Prize; Irving Langmuir, gregarious and charming, "rediscovered" Lewis's theory of the chemical bond and received much of the credit for it. Langmuir's personality smoothed his path to the Nobel Prize over Lewis. Coffey deals with moral and societal issues as well. These same scientists were the first to be seen by their countries as military assets. Fritz Haber, dubbed the "father of chemical warfare," pioneered the use of poison gas in World War I-vividly described-and Glenn Seaborg and Harold Urey were leaders in World War II's Manhattan Project; Urey and Linus Pauling worked for nuclear disarmament after the war. Science was not always fair, and many were excluded. The Nazis pushed Jewish scientists like Haber from their posts in the 1930s. Anti-Semitism was also a force in American chemistry, and few women were allowed in; Pauling, for example, used his influence to cut off the funding and block the publications of his rival, Dorothy Wrinch. Cathedrals of Science paints a colorful portrait of the building of modern chemistry from the late 19th to the mid-20th century."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xix, 379 pages
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780195321340
- Label
- Cathedrals of science : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry
- Title
- Cathedrals of science
- Title remainder
- the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry
- Statement of responsibility
- Patrick Coffey
- Subject
-
- Berufserfolg
- Berufserfolg
- Chemical weapons
- Chemical weapons
- Chemie
- Chemie
- Chemie
- Chemiker
- Chemiker
- Chemische Waffe
- Chemische Waffe
- Chemische wapens
- Chemistry
- Chemistry -- History -- 20th century
- Chemists -- Psychology
- Chemists -- Psychology
- Discoveries in science
- Discoveries in science
- Ehrgeiz
- Ehrgeiz
- Ethische aspecten
- Geschichte 1900-1950
- History
- Kemi -- historia -- 1900-talet
- Kemister -- psykologi
- Langmuir, Irving
- Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
- Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
- Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
- Lewis, Gilbert N
- Lewis, Gilbert N, 1875-1946
- Lewis, Gilbert Newton, 1875-1946
- Lewis, Gilbert Newton, 1875-1946
- Militärische Forschung
- Militärische Forschung
- Naturvetenskap -- etik och moral
- Nobelpriset i kemi -- historia
- Nobelpristagare -- historia
- Ontdekkingen
- Persönlichkeitsstruktur
- Persönlichkeitsstruktur
- Psychologische aspecten
- 1900-1999
- Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Whitman College -- Memorial bookplates | Class of 1947
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In Cathedrals of Science, Patrick Coffey describes how chemistry got its modern footing-how thirteen brilliant men and one woman struggled with the laws of the universe and with each other. They wanted to discover how the world worked, but they also wanted credit for making those discoveries, and their personalities often affected how that credit was assigned. Gilbert Lewis, for example, could be reclusive and resentful, and his enmity with Walther Nernst may have cost him the Nobel Prize; Irving Langmuir, gregarious and charming, "rediscovered" Lewis's theory of the chemical bond and received much of the credit for it. Langmuir's personality smoothed his path to the Nobel Prize over Lewis. Coffey deals with moral and societal issues as well. These same scientists were the first to be seen by their countries as military assets. Fritz Haber, dubbed the "father of chemical warfare," pioneered the use of poison gas in World War I-vividly described-and Glenn Seaborg and Harold Urey were leaders in World War II's Manhattan Project; Urey and Linus Pauling worked for nuclear disarmament after the war. Science was not always fair, and many were excluded. The Nazis pushed Jewish scientists like Haber from their posts in the 1930s. Anti-Semitism was also a force in American chemistry, and few women were allowed in; Pauling, for example, used his influence to cut off the funding and block the publications of his rival, Dorothy Wrinch. Cathedrals of Science paints a colorful portrait of the building of modern chemistry from the late 19th to the mid-20th century."--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Coffey, Patrick
- Dewey number
- 540
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- Q180.55.D57
- LC item number
- C64 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Langmuir, Irving
- Lewis, Gilbert Newton
- Whitman College
- Langmuir, Irving
- Lewis, Gilbert Newton
- Langmuir, Irving
- Lewis, Gilbert N
- Langmuir, Irving
- Lewis, Gilbert N
- Discoveries in science
- Chemical weapons
- Chemists
- Science
- Chemistry
- Chemical weapons
- Chemistry
- Chemists
- Discoveries in science
- Science
- Chemie
- Chemische wapens
- Ontdekkingen
- Ethische aspecten
- Psychologische aspecten
- Berufserfolg
- Chemie
- Chemiker
- Chemische Waffe
- Ehrgeiz
- Militärische Forschung
- Persönlichkeitsstruktur
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Ehrgeiz
- Berufserfolg
- Chemie
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Chemiker
- Persönlichkeitsstruktur
- Militärische Forschung
- Chemische Waffe
- Kemi
- Kemister
- Naturvetenskap
- Nobelpristagare
- Nobelpriset i kemi
- Label
- Cathedrals of science : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry, Patrick Coffey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-329) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn182573623
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xix, 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195321340
- Lccn
- 2007048304
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o182573623
- (OCoLC)182573623
- Label
- Cathedrals of science : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry, Patrick Coffey
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-329) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn182573623
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xix, 379 pages
- Isbn
- 9780195321340
- Lccn
- 2007048304
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o182573623
- (OCoLC)182573623
Subject
- Berufserfolg
- Berufserfolg
- Chemical weapons
- Chemical weapons
- Chemie
- Chemie
- Chemie
- Chemiker
- Chemiker
- Chemische Waffe
- Chemische Waffe
- Chemische wapens
- Chemistry
- Chemistry -- History -- 20th century
- Chemists -- Psychology
- Chemists -- Psychology
- Discoveries in science
- Discoveries in science
- Ehrgeiz
- Ehrgeiz
- Ethische aspecten
- Geschichte 1900-1950
- History
- Kemi -- historia -- 1900-talet
- Kemister -- psykologi
- Langmuir, Irving
- Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
- Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
- Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957
- Lewis, Gilbert N
- Lewis, Gilbert N, 1875-1946
- Lewis, Gilbert Newton, 1875-1946
- Lewis, Gilbert Newton, 1875-1946
- Militärische Forschung
- Militärische Forschung
- Naturvetenskap -- etik och moral
- Nobelpriset i kemi -- historia
- Nobelpristagare -- historia
- Ontdekkingen
- Persönlichkeitsstruktur
- Persönlichkeitsstruktur
- Psychologische aspecten
- 1900-1999
- Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
- Whitman College -- Memorial bookplates | Class of 1947
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Wissenschaftsentwicklung
- Science -- Moral and ethical aspects
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