From a Grain of Salt to the Ribosome: The History of Crystallography as Seen Through the Lens of the Nobel Prize (Series in Structural Biology): 4 - Hardcover

Ivar Olovsson; Anders Liljas; Sven Lidin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9814623113 ISBN 13: 9789814623117

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2014

Synopsis

The Laureates' biographies in chronological sequence of the Award dates are beautifully written, are accompanied by pertinent references and a hint at what the discovery has led to. They have assembled a valuable compilation of papers and commentaries. - Crystallography News

This book is published to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography 2014, as proclaimed by the United Nations. The year has been chosen as the International Year of Crystallography since it was 100 years ago that the first Nobel Prize was awarded for crystallographic observations to Max von Laue. Just a year later, Sir William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg, father and son, won their prize for showing the possibility of determining atomic positions in crystals.

This book describes the lives and works of 33 Nobel Laureates starting with Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1901) and ending with Brian Kobilka (2012). It also reproduces the most important works of these scientists. The book gives a historical perspective of a scientific field that is important for our understanding of the atomic organization of the world around us, from inorganic materials to complex biological molecules, such as the ribosome.

This book is a timely summary of the main developments in crystallography over the last 100 years. The central publications of 33 Nobel laureates are reproduced. There is no other book providing this selection of material.

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From the Back Cover

This book is published to celebrate the International Year of Crystallography 2014, as proclaimed by the United Nations. The year has been chosen as the International Year of Crystallographic since it was 100 years ago that the first Nobel Prize was awarded for crystallographic observations to Max von Laue. Just a year later, Sir William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg, father and son, won their prize for showing the possibility of determining atomic positions in crystals.

This book describes the lives and works of 33 Nobel Laureates starting with Wilhelm Conrad R ntgen (1901) and ending with Brian Kobilka (2012). It also reproduces the most important works of these scientists. The book gives a historical perspective of a scientific field that is important for our understanding of the atomic organization of the world around us, from inorganic materials to complex biological molecules, such as the ribosome.

This book is a timely summary of the main developments in crystallography over the last 100 years. The central publications of 33 Nobel laureates are reproduced. There is no other book providing this selection of material.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9814623113
• ISBN 13: 9789814623117
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 536