My Life in the Golden Age of Chemistry: More Fun Than Fun - Hardcover

F. Albert Cotton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128012161 ISBN 13: 9780128012161

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, 2014

Synopsis

A giant in the field and at times a polarizing figure, F. Albert Cotton's contributions to inorganic chemistry and the area of transitions metals are substantial and undeniable. In his own words, My Life in the Golden Age of Chemistry: More Fun than Fun describes the late chemist's early life and college years in Philadelphia, his graduate training and research contributions at Harvard with Geoffrey Wilkinson, and his academic career from becoming the youngest ever full professor at MIT (aged 31) to his extensive time at Texas A&M. Professor Cotton's autobiography offers his unique perspective on the advances he and his contemporaries achieved through one of the most prolific times in modern inorganic chemistry, in research on the then-emerging field of organometallic chemistry, metallocenes, multiple bonding between transition metal atoms, NMR and ESR spectroscopy, hapticity, and more. Working during a time of generous government funding of science and strong sponsorship for good research, Professor Cotton's experience and observations provide insight into this prolific and exciting period of chemistry. * Offers personal and often wry perspective from this prominent chemist and recipient of some of science's highest honors: the U.S. National Medal of Science (1982), the Priestley Medal (the American Chemical Society's highest recognition, 1998), membership in the U. S. National Academy of Sciences and corresponding international bodies, and 29 honorary doctorates* Details the background behind the development and emergence of groundbreaking research in organometallic chemistry and transition metals* Provides beautifully-written and engaging insight into a "Golden Age of Chemistry" and the work of historically renowned chemists

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The autobiography of the late F. Albert Cotton, prominent and decorated chemist, most noted for his groundbreaking work in how transition metals form compounds with metal-metal bonds

From the Back Cover:

A giant in the field and a man of clear opinions, F. Albert Cotton’s contributions to inorganic chemistry and the area of transition metals are substantial and undeniable. In his own words,My Life in the Golden Age of Chemistry: More Fun than Fun describes his early life and college years in Philadelphia, his graduate training and research contributions at Harvard and his academic career from becoming the youngest ever full professor at MIT (aged 31) to his extensive time at Texas A&M. Professor Cotton’s autobiography offers his unique perspective on the advances he and his contemporaries achieved through one of the most prolific times in modern inorganic chemistry, in research on the then-emerging field of organometallic chemistry, metallocenes, multiple bonding between transition metal atoms, NMR and EPR spectroscopy, hapticity, and more. Working during a time of generous government funding of science and strong sponsorship for good research, Professor Cotton’s experience and observations provide insight into this prolific and exciting period of chemistry.

Key Features:

• Offers personal and often wry perspective from this prominent chemist and recipient of some of science’s highest honors: the U.S. National Medal of Science (1982), the Priestley Medal (the American Chemical Society’s highest recognition, 1998), membership in the U. S. National Academy of Sciences and corresponding international bodies, and 29 honorary doctorates
• Details the background behind the development and emergence of groundbreaking research in organometallic chemistry and transition metals
• Provides beautifully-written and engaging insight into a "Golden Age of Chemistry" and the work of historically renowned chemists

About this edition

• Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0128012161
• ISBN 13: 9780128012161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512