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Integration of Fundamental Polymer Science and Technology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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Integration of Fundamental Polymer Science and Technology (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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'Integration of Fundamental Polymer Science and Technology' is a
theme that admits of countless variations. It is admirably
exemplified by the scientific work of R. Koningsveld and C. G.
Vonk, in whose honour this meeting was organized. The interplay
between 'pure' and 'applied' is of course not confined to any
particular subdiscipline of chemistry or physics (witness the name
IUPAC and IUPAP) but is perhaps rarely so intimate and inevitable
as in the macromolecular area. The historical sequence may vary:
when the first synthetic dye was prepared by Perkin, considerable
knowledge of the molecular structure was also at hand; but
polymeric materials, both natural and synthetic, had achieved a
fair practical technology long before their macromolecular
character was appreciated or established. Such historical records
have sometimes led to differences of opinion as to whether the pure
or the applied arm should deserve the first place of honour. The
Harvard physiologist Henderson, as quoted in Walter Moore's
Physical Chemistry, averred that 'Science owes more to the steam
engine than the steam engine owes to Science'. On the other hand,
few would dispute the proposition that nuclear power production
could scarcely have preceded the laboratory observations of Hahn
and Strassmann on uranium fission. Whatever history may suggest, an
effective and continuous working relationship must recognize the
essential contributions, if not always the completely smooth
meshing, of both extremes.
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