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Autore |
Goh Lai Yoong |
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Titolo |
Follow the chemistry [[electronic resource] ] : lure, lore, and life : an autobiography of Goh Lai Yoong |
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Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-76367-9 |
9786612763670 |
981-4304-01-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (176 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chemistry |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Prologue; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Early Memories; Chapter 2. Start of School; Chapter 3. On The Move - An Unsettling Two Years; Chapter 4. Back To Normalcy; Chapter 5. Pre-University and University; Chapter 6. In the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur; Chapter 7. Postgraduate Studies in London; Chapter 8. Beyond the Ph.D. and Chicago; Chapter 9. A Beginning in Academia; Chapter 10. Sabbatical Leaves; Chapter 11. Research Reality in the Home Environment; Chapter 12. Overseas Conference Participation and a Bit of Travel; Chapter 13. In Service of the Profession |
Chapter 14. My First Retirement and a Doctor of ScienceChapter 15. A Second Retirement and Beyond; Chapter 16. Family; Epilogue -- Reflections; Appendix I List of Acronyms; Appendix II Selected List of Journal Publications; Appendix III Published Conference Abstracts and Proceedings |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This autobiography presents a personal account of the life of a woman academic, over a span of 60 years, from incidents in her childhood, through the education process from primary to pre-university education in British Malaya to two doctorates from University College London. As the story unfolds, it is immediately apparent that her |
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