On August 18, 1977 a special 'Soddy Session' was held at the
Fifteenth International Congress of the History of Science,
Edinburgh, Scotland, with Dr. Thaddeus J. Trenn as Symposium
Chairman. This session was organized to commemorate the lOOth
anniversary of the birth of Fre derick Soddy (born September 2,
1877, Eastbourne, England; died September 22, 1956, Brighton,
England), who was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry 'for
his contributions to our knowledge of the chemistry of radioactive
substances, and his investigations into the origin and nature of
isotopes'. Soddy taught and/or carried out research at Oxford
University (where he was Lee's Professor of Chemistry), McGill
University (where he and Sir Ernest Rutherford proposed the
disintegration theory of radioactivity), University College, London
(where he and Sir William Ramsay demonstrated natural transmuta
tion), Glasgow University (where he formulated his displacement law
and concept of isotopes), llnd Aberdeen University. In addition to
his contributions to radiochemistry, he proposed a number of
controversial economic, social, and political theories. The present
volume contains the eight lectures presented at the symposium, two
additional papers written especially for this volume (Kauffman,
Chapter 4 and Krivomazov, Chapter 6), a paper on Soddy's economic
thought (Daly, Chapter 11), and three selections from Soddy's
works. Furthermore, an introductory account of Soddy's life and
work by Thaddeus J. Trenn as well as a Soddy chronology, and name
and subject indexes compiled by the editor are provided."
General
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers
|
| Country of origin: |
Netherlands |
| Series: |
Chemists and Chemistry, 6 |
| Release date: |
December 1985 |
| First published: |
1986 |
| Editors: |
George B. Kauffman
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
239 |
| Edition: |
1986 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-90-277-1926-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Chemistry >
General
|
| LSN: |
90-277-1926-8 |
| Barcode: |
9789027719263 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
