How Did the Tree of Knowledge Get Its Blossom? The Rise of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, with an Eye on Berlin and Leipzig

“Physical chemistry is not just a branch on but the blossom of the tree of knowledge,” declared Ostwald, a most vocal advocate of his field, conceived as the basis for all of chemistry. This Essay describes the historical development of physical and theoretical chemistry with a focus on Berlin and L...

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Autor principal: Friedrich, Bretislav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Essays
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5071687/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27010426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201509260
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Sumario:“Physical chemistry is not just a branch on but the blossom of the tree of knowledge,” declared Ostwald, a most vocal advocate of his field, conceived as the basis for all of chemistry. This Essay describes the historical development of physical and theoretical chemistry with a focus on Berlin and Leipzig, its foremost centers in Germany.[Image: see text]

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