Nationalizing Science: Adolphe Wurtz and the Battle for French Chemistry

(Part of the Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)

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After looking at the early careers of Wurtz's two mentors, Liebig and Jean-Baptiste Dumas, Rocke describes Wurtz's life and career in the politically complex period leading up to 1853. He then discusses the turning point in Wurtz's intellectual life--his conversion to the reformed chemistry of Laurent, Gerhardt, and Williamson--and his efforts to persuade his colleagues of the advantages of the new system.

In 1869, Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884)...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262182041

ISBN13:9780262182041

Release Date:November 2000

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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Nationalizing Science: Adolphe Wurtz and the Battle for French Chemistry

(Part of the Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series)

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