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John Meurig Thomas is a former Director of the Royal Institution of
Great Britain, a former head of the Department of Physical
Chemistry and former Master of Peterhouse, University of Cambridge.
A world-renowned solid-state, materials and surface chemist, he has
been an educator, researcher, academic administrator, author of
university texts, government advisor, industrial consultant and
trustee of national museums in a career spanning over 50 years.
Recipient of many international awards, including the Linus
Pauling, Willard-Gibbs, Kapitza, Natta, Stokes, Davy and Faraday
medals, he is also a fellow of the Royal Society (1977), of the
American Philosophical Society (1993) and of ten other national
academies. He is best known for his fundamental work in
heterogeneous catalysis, chemical electron microscopy and in the
popularisation of science, for which, in conjunction with his
services to chemistry, he was knighted (1991). He is also founding
editor of three scientific journals and editor or co-editor of some
30 monographs. A new mineral, meurigite, was named in his honour
(1995). Most recently in 2016, Sir John was awarded the Royal Medal
for Physical Sciences by the Royal Society.Drawn from over 1200
publications, this volume contains a summarised account of Sir
John's work, with a selection of the new techniques pioneered and
discovered by him and his colleagues. Also included are popular
science articles, and various illustrations of techniques which
have enhanced our knowledge of many facets of condensed matter
science. Contributions from 80 peers, colleagues, former
co-workers, students and friends worldwide who have interacted with
or been influenced by him are a tribute to the professional and
personal life of Sir John, making this book a unique reflective
summary of the work of one of the greatest achievers in modern
British physical science.
As a spectroscopic method, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) has
seen spectacular growth over the past two decades, both as a
technique and in its applications. Today the applications of NMR
span a wide range of scientific disciplines, from physics to
biology to medicine. Each volume of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
comprises a combination of annual and biennial reports which
together provide comprehensive of the literature on this topic.
This Specialist Periodical Report reflects the growing volume of
published work involving NMR techniques and applications, in
particular NMR of natural macromolecules which is covered in two
reports: "NMR of Proteins and Acids" and "NMR of Carbohydrates,
Lipids and Membranes." For those wanting to become rapidly
acquainted with specific areas of NMR, this title provides
unrivalled scope of coverage. Seasoned practitioners of NMR will
find this an in valuable source of current methods and
applications. Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and
detailed review coverage in major areas of chemical research.
Compiled by teams of leading authorities in the relevant subject
areas, the series creates a unique service for the active research
chemist, with regular, in-depth accounts of progress in particular
fields of chemistry. Subject coverage within different volumes of a
given title is similar and publication is on an annual or biennial
basis.
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