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Coffey, Patrick.

Cathedrals of science : the personalities and rivalries that made modern chemistry / Patrick Coffey. - London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xix, 379 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-329) and index.

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 (alk. paper) 0195321340 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007048304

Subjects--Personal Names:
Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927.
Nernst, Walther, 1864-1941.
Langmuir, Irving, 1881-1957.
Lewis, Gilbert Newton, 1875-1946.
Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934.
Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994.
Wrinch, Dorothy, 1894-1976.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Chemistry--History--20th century.
Chemists--Biography.
Discoveries in science.
Chemists--Psychology.
Chemical weapons.
Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

LC Class. No.: Q180.55.D57 / C64 2008 QD21 / .C64 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 540