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Published April 11, 2016 | public
Journal Article

Lives and Times of Great Pioneers in Chemistry (Lavoisier to Sanger) [Book Review]

Abstract

In this book Rao and Rao tell the life stories of 21 chemists—clearly their heroes—who have played central roles in the evolution of the field. They start with Lavoisier, identified as the "father" of modern chemistry by the authors (most historians would surely agree), and proceed chronologically to include many of the major figures of 19th and 20th century chemistry. The target audience for the book, as per the publisher's website, is "students and teachers of chemistry, young scientists and chemists."

Additional Information

© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Book review of: Lives and Times of Great Pioneers in Chemistry. (Lavoisier to Sanger) By C. N. R. Rao and Indumati Rao; World Scientific Publishing, Singapore 2016. 324 pp., hardcover. ISBN 978-9814689052.

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