World Scientific Series in 20th Century Chemistry - Vol. 10
LINUS PAULING — SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
(In 2 Volumes)
edited by Barclay Kamb (California Institute of Technology, USA), Linda Pauling Kamb (LCProgeny Inc., USA), Peter Jeffress Pauling (University College London, UK), Alexander Kamb (Arcaris Inc., USA) & Linus Pauling Jr. (Linus Pauling Institute of Science & Medicine, USA)
About Linus Pauling
Considered to be the most influential chemist of the 20th century, Linus Pauling (1901–1994) led the way in developing the modern concepts of chemical bonding and their fruitful application to all aspects of chemistry and then to biology and medicine. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954, and he received countless other prizes, medals, awards, honorary degrees, etc. In 1963 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Pauling is the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes.
Linus Pauling wrote a stellar series of over 800 scientific papers spanning an amazing range of fields, some of which he himself initiated. This book is a selection of the most important of his writings in the fields of quantum mechanics, chemical bonding (covalent, ionic, metallic, and hydrogen bonding), molecular rotation and entropy, protein structure, hemoglobin, molecular disease, molecular evolution, the antibody mechanism, the molecular basis of anesthesia, orthomolecular medicine, radiation chemistry/biology, and nuclear structure. Through these papers the reader gets a fresh, unfiltered view of the genius of Pauling's many contributions to chemistry, chemical physics, molecular biology, and molecular medicine.
Contents:
- Volume 1 — Physical Sciences:
- The Chemical
Bond: Metallic Bonding
- Hydrogen Bonding
- Crystal and Molecular Structure and Properties: Ionic Crystals and X-Ray Difraction
- Molecules in the Gas Phase and Electron Diffraction
- Entropy and Molecular Rotation in Crystals and Liquids
- Volume 2 — Biomolecular Sciences:
- Biological Macromolecules: Antibodies: Structure and Function
- The Alpha Helix and the Structure of Proteins
- Health and Medicine: Molecular Disease
- Orthomolecular Medicine
- Summary of Linus Pauling's Life and Scientific Work: Biographical Memoir (J D Dunitz)
- and other papers
Readership: Chemists, biochemists, molecular biologists and
physicists.
"This anthology of Linus Pauling's most significant and influential scientific papers is testimony to the extraordinary contributions of one of the greatest 20th century scientists. Pauling's work will always be a beacon for all chemists and biologists."
Ahmed H Zewail
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 1999 |
"... this book documents Pauling's lifelong pursuit of truth and his quest to understand the secrets of nature. As a roadmap of twentieth century science, it is a dazzling tour de force."
| Linus Pauling Institute Newsletter, 2002 |
"This comprehensive collection of his most significant contributions, printed on high quality paper, should prove to be a valuable addition to the education of these scientists. I also recommend it to chemists, biologists, and scientists in general who wish to understand the roots of important concepts in modern science, the foundations of which were erected by the 20th century's most influentual chemist."
| The Chemical Educator, 2003 |
Set | |
| 1612pp |
Pub. date: Nov 2001 |
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Vol. I | |
| 864pp |
Pub. date: Nov 2001 |
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Vol. II | |
| 748pp |
Pub. date: Nov 2001 |
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