Visions of Linus Pauling 1st Edition

Visions of Linus Pauling 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9789811260773, 981126077X

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• ISBN-10: 981126077X
• ISBN-13: 9789811260773
• Author: Christoffer Eric Petersen

This book is a valuable contribution to the extensive literature by and about a great scientist and citizen. Highly recommended. All readers.’Choice His life thrown into chaos by the death of his father in his youth, Linus Pauling persevered through an impoverished childhood to become one of the great scientists and humanitarians of the 20th century. In a stunningly original examination of the two-time Nobel Laureate, Oregon State University archivist Chris Petersen touches upon the major eras of Pauling’s life and dials into specific episodes, themes, accomplishments, and failures at a level of detail that has not been put forth elsewhere. Topics exclusively covered here include Pauling’s generative process as author of the groundbreaking text The Nature of the Chemical Bond; the colorful history of the Linus Pauling Institute; his symbiotic relationship with the W H Freeman & Co. publishing house; two entirely separate clashes with the United States Senate and the Soviet Academy of Science; and the story of his brilliant and troubled son Peter. Interspersed throughout the book are light pieces that narrate humorous moments in Pauling’s life and other vignettes that lend insight into his seemingly maverick personality. The culmination of 15 years of research, Visions of Linus Pauling is a magisterial piece of work, equivalent to previously unseen footage of a blockbuster movie.

Table contents:

Chapter 1 Writing The nature ò the Chemical Bond

Chapter 2 Paulings Battle with Glomerulonephritis

Chapter 3 WH Freeman & Co

Chapter 4 Christmas

Chapter 5 The Soviet Resonance Controversy

Chapter 6 One Year as President of the American Chemical Society

Chapter 7 The Theory of Anesthesia

Chapter 8 Lloyd Jeffress

Chapter 9 Deer Flat Ranch

Chapter 10 Stuck on a Cliff

Chapter 11 The SISS Hearings

Chapter 12 Unitarianism

Chapter 13 An Honorary Diploma from Washington High School

Chapter 14 Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize

Chapter 15 William P Murphy

Chapter 16 The National Review Lawsuit

Chapter 17 Peter Pauling

Chapter 18 Patents

Chapter 19 Jack Kevorkian and a Twist on Capital Punishment

Chapter 20 The Linus Pauling Institute of Science and Medicine

Chapter 21 A Funny Story from Andy Warhol

Chapter 22 Quasicrystals

Chapter 23 Paulings Last Years

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