Discover some of the inspirational men and women who have received Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine from 1901 to the present day, among them Marie Curie, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and Donna Strickland. A glimpse into the often surprising lives and sometimes accidental discoveries of a group of extraordinary scientists, this fascinating collection shows that the science you learn at school really can change the world.

Schiff bases have played an important role in the development of coordination chemistry. The growing importance of the Schiff bases in modern coordination chemistry is attributable to recent observations about their antibacterial and antifungal properties. Lanthanide coordination compounds are the subject of intense research efforts owing to their unique structures and their potential applications. Accordingly, this book contains preparation and characterization of a series of Schiff bases derived from the condensation of benzopyran-4-one derivatives with aliphatic diamines (ethylenediamine and trimethylenediamine), aromatic diamines (o-phenylenediamine and p-phenylene-diamine) and 2-aminopyridine and their antimicrobial activities were screened. The mode of chelation of La(III), Nd(III), Er(III) with these Schiff bases was elucidated by different techniques. The luminescence properties of the prepared Schiff bases and their complexes with Nd(III) and Er(III) ions are also discussed. The book is a valuable study to inorganic chemists those research coordination compounds as well as those looking for a novel approach in drug development.

Wisdom Masters finds herself at a crossroads between duty to family and to her community. After being recruited to assist an international militant group who's aim is to change the world stage as we know it, she must decide if and how she will embark upon the dangerous journey and allow her life to be forever transformed. In the process, she must redefine her concepts of love, liberty and happiness.

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