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Pathways to Modern Chemical Physics [electronic resource] / by Salvatore Califano.

By: Califano, Salvatore [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012Description: XII, 283 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642281808.Subject(s): Chemistry | Chemistry, Physical organic | Chemistry | Physical Chemistry | History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics | Theoretical and Computational ChemistryDDC classification: 541 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Chemistry and Energy -- Kinetics and Chemical Equilibrium -- Matter and Electricity -- Chemical Physics Structural Techniques -- The Electron and the Atomic  Structure -- Radioactivity -- From Quantum Mechanics to Quantum  Chemistry -- The Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: In this historical volume Salvatore Califano traces the developments of ideas and theories in physical and theoretical chemistry throughout the 20th century. This seldom-told narrative provides details of topics from thermodynamics to atomic structure, radioactivity and quantum chemistry. Califano’s expertise as a physical chemist allows him to judge the historical developments from the point of view of modern chemistry. This detailed and unique historical narrative is fascinating for chemists working in the fields of physical chemistry and is also a useful resource for science historians who will enjoy access to material not previously dealt with in a coherent way.
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Chemistry and Energy -- Kinetics and Chemical Equilibrium -- Matter and Electricity -- Chemical Physics Structural Techniques -- The Electron and the Atomic  Structure -- Radioactivity -- From Quantum Mechanics to Quantum  Chemistry -- The Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions.

In this historical volume Salvatore Califano traces the developments of ideas and theories in physical and theoretical chemistry throughout the 20th century. This seldom-told narrative provides details of topics from thermodynamics to atomic structure, radioactivity and quantum chemistry. Califano’s expertise as a physical chemist allows him to judge the historical developments from the point of view of modern chemistry. This detailed and unique historical narrative is fascinating for chemists working in the fields of physical chemistry and is also a useful resource for science historians who will enjoy access to material not previously dealt with in a coherent way.

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