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.
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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.
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Textual photo illustrations. Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. 23x15cm, xiii, 443 pp. Contents: The Rise of Justis Liebig; The Rise of Jean-Baptiste Dumas; The Education of an Alsation Chemist; Making a Career; Covering the Bases; Coming to Term with Types; The Campaign; Berthelot; Renovating Laboratory Science in France; The Atomic War; Later Years; Summing Up.
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