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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298658103321

Autore

Patterson Gary

Titolo

Polymer Science from 1935-1953 : Consolidating the Paradigm / / by Gary Patterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-662-43536-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (92 p.)

Collana

History of Chemistry, , 2212-991X

Disciplina

547.709

Soggetti

Polymers  

Physics

Materials science

Polymer Sciences

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Materials Science, general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Flory and Friends -- Herman Mark and Friends -- Speed Marvel and Friends -- Other Emerging Leaders -- Hermann Staudinger and the Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1953 -- Concluding Reflections and Further Thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

This sequel to A Prehistory of Polymer Science begins with the Faraday Discussion of 1935 on Polymerization. Patterson then examines the remarkable rise and establishment of polymer science after 1935 from the perspective of the emergence of strong intellectual leaders. While enough biographical detail is presented to gain an appreciation for the role played by each leader, the emphasis of this volume is on the key concepts associated with each individual and how the community embraced these leaders.