Peter Atkins (University of Oxford Fellow of Lincoln College)

Chemistry

A Very Short Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins inspires us to look at chemistry through new eyes. Considering the remarkable achievements chemistry has made, he presents a fascinating, clear, and rigorous exploration of the world of chemistry - its structure, core concepts, and contributions to the material comfort and culture of the modern world.

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Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 108mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 87g
• ISBN-13: 9780199683970
• ISBN-10: 0199683972
• Artikelnr.: 41630600

Autorenporträt

Peter Atkins is the author of about 70 books, including the world-renowned and widely used Physical Chemistry, now in its 10th edition. He won the Grady-Stack award for science journalism in 2016. After graduating from the University of Leicester and a post-doctoral year in the University of California, Los Angeles, he returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln College and University Lecturer (later Professor) in physical chemistry. He retired in 2007, but continues to write and lecture worldwide.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: Its origins, scope, and organization
2: Its principles: atoms and molecules
3: Its principles: energy and entropy
4: Its reactions
5: Its techniques
6: Its achievements
7: Its future
Further reading
Glossary
Index