Neither physics nor chemistry : a history of quantum chemistry / / Kostas Gavroglu and Ana Simões |
Autore | Gavroglou Kōstas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 541/.28 |
Collana | Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology |
Soggetto topico | Quantum chemistry - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
1-283-30283-7
9786613302830 0-262-29875-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Quantum Chemistry qua Physics: The Promises and Deadlocks of Using First Principles; The Old Quantum Chemistry: Bonds for Physicists and Chemists; Walter Heitler and Fritz London: Outlining a Program for Quantum Chemistry; Erich Hückel: Nonvisualizability and the Quantum Theory of the Double Bond; Hans Hellmann: Fundamental Theorems and Semi-empirical Approaches; Friedrich Hund: Foundations of Molecular Spectroscopy in Quantum Mechanics; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 2. Quantum Chemistry qua Chemistry: Rules and More Rules
The Young Mulliken: Hinting at Molecular Orbitals Gilbert Newton Lewis: A Precursor; Linus Pauling: Exploring Different Possibilities for a Quantum Mechanical Theory of Valence; 1931: The Annus Mirabilis for Quantum Chemistry; Two Parallel Research Agendas; The Development of Mulliken' s Program: What Are Electrons Really Doing in Molecules?; Playing the Devil's Advocate; Heitler and London: The Lost Battle; Legitimation through Pedagogical Considerations; Two Nobel Prizes Worlds Apart; Some Further Remarks Chapter 3. Quantum Chemistry qua Applied Mathematics: Approximation Methods and Crunching Numbers The 1923 Faraday Society Meeting and Its Aftermath: Sensing the Road Ahead; First Incursions into Atomic and Molecular Calculations; The 1929 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1931 British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting; The 1933 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1934 International Conference in Physics; Further Developments in Molecular and Atomic Calculations; Charles Alfred Coulson: A New Research Agenda; Some Further Remarks Chapter 4. Quantum Chemistry qua Programming: Computers and the Cultures of Quantum Chemistry The Newcomers: Quantum Chemistry's Forays into New Realms; The 1951 Shelter Island Conference; The 1953 Nikko Symposium and Slater's Solid-State and Molecular Theory Group; Quantum Chemistry as a Lifestyle; Old Contexts, New Agendas: Quantum Chemistry as a Quasi Laboratory Science; A New Era; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 5. The Emergence of a Subdiscipline: Historiographical Considerations; The Role of Theory in Chemistry; The Theoretical Particularity of Chemistry; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Gavroglou Kōstas
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Neither physics nor chemistry : a history of quantum chemistry / / Kostas Gavroglu and Ana Simões |
Autore | Gavroglou Kōstas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 541/.28 |
Collana | Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology |
Soggetto topico | Quantum chemistry - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Science
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/History of Technology SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
1-283-30283-7
9786613302830 0-262-29875-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Quantum Chemistry qua Physics: The Promises and Deadlocks of Using First Principles; The Old Quantum Chemistry: Bonds for Physicists and Chemists; Walter Heitler and Fritz London: Outlining a Program for Quantum Chemistry; Erich Hückel: Nonvisualizability and the Quantum Theory of the Double Bond; Hans Hellmann: Fundamental Theorems and Semi-empirical Approaches; Friedrich Hund: Foundations of Molecular Spectroscopy in Quantum Mechanics; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 2. Quantum Chemistry qua Chemistry: Rules and More Rules
The Young Mulliken: Hinting at Molecular Orbitals Gilbert Newton Lewis: A Precursor; Linus Pauling: Exploring Different Possibilities for a Quantum Mechanical Theory of Valence; 1931: The Annus Mirabilis for Quantum Chemistry; Two Parallel Research Agendas; The Development of Mulliken' s Program: What Are Electrons Really Doing in Molecules?; Playing the Devil's Advocate; Heitler and London: The Lost Battle; Legitimation through Pedagogical Considerations; Two Nobel Prizes Worlds Apart; Some Further Remarks Chapter 3. Quantum Chemistry qua Applied Mathematics: Approximation Methods and Crunching Numbers The 1923 Faraday Society Meeting and Its Aftermath: Sensing the Road Ahead; First Incursions into Atomic and Molecular Calculations; The 1929 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1931 British Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting; The 1933 Faraday Society Meeting and the 1934 International Conference in Physics; Further Developments in Molecular and Atomic Calculations; Charles Alfred Coulson: A New Research Agenda; Some Further Remarks Chapter 4. Quantum Chemistry qua Programming: Computers and the Cultures of Quantum Chemistry The Newcomers: Quantum Chemistry's Forays into New Realms; The 1951 Shelter Island Conference; The 1953 Nikko Symposium and Slater's Solid-State and Molecular Theory Group; Quantum Chemistry as a Lifestyle; Old Contexts, New Agendas: Quantum Chemistry as a Quasi Laboratory Science; A New Era; Some Further Remarks; Chapter 5. The Emergence of a Subdiscipline: Historiographical Considerations; The Role of Theory in Chemistry; The Theoretical Particularity of Chemistry; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Networking peripheries : technological futures and the myth of digital universalism / / Anita Say Chan |
Autore | Chan Anita |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 PDF (xxvii, 258 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 303.48/330985 |
Soggetto topico |
Information society - Peru
Information technology - Peru Digital divide - Peru Technological innovations - Social aspects - Peru |
Soggetto non controllato |
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Anthropology & Archaeology |
ISBN | 0-262-31953-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Digital reform: information age Peru -- Enterprise village: intellectual property and rural optimization -- Native stagings: pirate acts and the complex of authenticity -- Narrating neoliberalism: tales of promiscuous assemblage -- Polyvocal networks: advocating free software in Latin America -- Recoding identity: free software and the local politics of play -- Digital interrupt: hacking universalism at the network's edge -- Conclusion: digital author function. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787962903321 |
Chan Anita
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Networking peripheries : technological futures and the myth of digital universalism / / Anita Say Chan |
Autore | Chan Anita |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 PDF (xxvii, 258 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 303.48/330985 |
Soggetto topico |
Information society - Peru
Information technology - Peru Digital divide - Peru Technological innovations - Social aspects - Peru |
Soggetto non controllato |
INFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Anthropology & Archaeology |
ISBN | 0-262-31953-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Digital reform: information age Peru -- Enterprise village: intellectual property and rural optimization -- Native stagings: pirate acts and the complex of authenticity -- Narrating neoliberalism: tales of promiscuous assemblage -- Polyvocal networks: advocating free software in Latin America -- Recoding identity: free software and the local politics of play -- Digital interrupt: hacking universalism at the network's edge -- Conclusion: digital author function. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824032303321 |
Chan Anita
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On computing : the fourth great scientific domain / / Paul S. Rosenbloom |
Autore | Rosenbloom Paul S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
Disciplina | 004 |
Soggetto topico |
Computer science - Philosophy
Computer science - Research Computer science |
Soggetto non controllato |
COMPUTER SCIENCE/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-30436-8
1-283-74157-1 0-262-30528-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 5 Relational Macrostructures and Analyses5.1 Mixed Worlds; 5.2 Pursuing Science; 5.3 Research Institutes; 5.4 Academic Computing; 6 Computing as a Great Scientific Domain; 6.1 Great Scientific Domains; 6.2 Computing; 6.3 Best Inventions of the Year; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786500803321 |
Rosenbloom Paul S
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On computing : the fourth great scientific domain / / Paul S. Rosenbloom |
Autore | Rosenbloom Paul S |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
Disciplina | 004 |
Soggetto topico |
Computer science - Philosophy
Computer science - Research Computer science |
Soggetto non controllato |
COMPUTER SCIENCE/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-30436-8
1-283-74157-1 0-262-30528-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 5 Relational Macrostructures and Analyses5.1 Mixed Worlds; 5.2 Pursuing Science; 5.3 Research Institutes; 5.4 Academic Computing; 6 Computing as a Great Scientific Domain; 6.1 Great Scientific Domains; 6.2 Computing; 6.3 Best Inventions of the Year; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812466503321 |
Rosenbloom Paul S
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The outsourcer : the story of India's IT revolution / / Dinesh C. Sharma |
Autore | Sharma Dinesh C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/70050954 |
Collana | History of computing |
Soggetto topico |
Computer software industry - India - History
Information technology - India - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
ECONOMICS/Labor Studies BUSINESS/Management |
ISBN |
0-262-32834-8
0-262-32833-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Exchange Rate of Indian Rupee vis-à-vis U.S. Dollar (End-of-Year Rates); Introduction; 1 India's First Computers; 2 The Beginning of State Involvement; 3 The Rise, Fall, and Rise of IBM; 4 The Dawn of the Computer Age in India; 5 Discovering a New Continent; 6 Software Dreams Take Flight; 7 The Transition to Offshore; 8 Turning Geography into History; 9 Conclusion: The Making of a Digital Nation; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797210003321 |
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The outsourcer : the story of India's IT revolution / / Dinesh C. Sharma |
Autore | Sharma Dinesh C |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Massachusetts : , : The MIT Press, , [2015] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.4/70050954 |
Collana | History of computing |
Soggetto topico |
Computer software industry - India - History
Information technology - India - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
ECONOMICS/Labor Studies BUSINESS/Management |
ISBN |
0-262-32834-8
0-262-32833-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms; Exchange Rate of Indian Rupee vis-à-vis U.S. Dollar (End-of-Year Rates); Introduction; 1 India's First Computers; 2 The Beginning of State Involvement; 3 The Rise, Fall, and Rise of IBM; 4 The Dawn of the Computer Age in India; 5 Discovering a New Continent; 6 Software Dreams Take Flight; 7 The Transition to Offshore; 8 Turning Geography into History; 9 Conclusion: The Making of a Digital Nation; Notes; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826093903321 |
Sharma Dinesh C
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The paradox of scientific authority : the role of scientific advice in democracies / / Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks |
Autore | Bijker Wiebe E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 223 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9492/06 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BalRoland
HendriksRuud <1961-> |
Collana | Inside technology |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Social aspects - Netherlands
Technology - Social aspects - Netherlands Scientific bureaus - Netherlands Democracy and science - Netherlands Science - Philosophy |
Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
1-282-69430-8
9786612694301 0-262-25860-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778558303321 |
Bijker Wiebe E
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The paradox of scientific authority : the role of scientific advice in democracies / / Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks |
Autore | Bijker Wiebe E |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 223 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9492/06 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BalRoland
HendriksRuud <1961-> |
Collana | Inside technology |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Social aspects - Netherlands
Technology - Social aspects - Netherlands Scientific bureaus - Netherlands Democracy and science - Netherlands Science - Philosophy |
Soggetto non controllato |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
1-282-69430-8
9786612694301 0-262-25860-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814588503321 |
Bijker Wiebe E
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