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Polymer Science from 1935-1953

Consolidating the Paradigm

Gary Patterson

Polymer Science from 1935-1953
Polymer Science from 1935-1953

Polymer Science from 1935-1953

Consolidating the Paradigm

Gary Patterson

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Description

This sequel to A Prehistory of Polymer Science begins with the Faraday Discussion of 1935 on Polymerization. Patterson then examines the remarkable rise and establishment of polymer science after 1935 from the perspective of the emergence of strong intellectual leaders.

Gary Patterson is Professor of Chemical Physics and Polymer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the Chief Bibliophile of the Bolton Society at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Harvey Mudd College (B.S. Chemistry, 1968) and Stanford University (Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, 1972). His thesis advisor was Paul Flory, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in Polymer Science in 1974. He was a Member of Technical Staff in the Chemical Physics Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories from 1972-1984, when he joined the Chemistry Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He was the Charles Price Fellow at the Chemical Heritage Foundation in 2004-2005. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Physical Society. He received the National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research in 1981 for his research in Polymer Science.  Gary is the Chair-elect of the History Division of the American Chemical Society.

Specifications

  • Publisher
    Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
  • Pub date
    Jul 2014
  • Theme
    Engineering applications of polymers and composites
  • Dimensions
    235 x 155 mm
  • EAN
    9783662435359
  • Paperback
    Paperback
  • Language
    English