The Chemical Bond (ePub)

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"The largest audience will be amongst graduates and professional practitioners of chemistry and biology; to them I wholeheartedly recommend this book."
--CHEMISTRY IN BRITAIN
"The volume is beautifully produced with excellent diagrams, many of which are in colour. It provides a good and informative read for any chemist, biochemist or student of these fields. I am sure that the editor has devoted much time to its preparation."
--TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
"This unique presentation provides some lively insights into the very nature of scientific thought and discovery, and as such will be of interest to scientists in all disciplines, science historians, and the interested non-specialist."
--PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE
"The variety made the book more readable, and it certainly is not 'dry.'...The book is enjoyable, and the quality of the production is excellent, with significant use of color....Although much of the book is inherently technical, there is also an underlying aspect of scientific philosophy that is worth learning."
--SCIENCE
"The Chemical Bond: Structure and Dynamics is a unique presentation....It provides lively insights on the special nature of scientific thought and discovery and will be of interest to scientists, science historians, and to all others who are scientifically inclined."
--JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
"[The book's] authors are nine celebrated chemists from North America and the United Kingdom. Six of them are Nobel laureates; one, Linus Pauling, is a rarity indeed, a Double Nobelist....The attractive volume grew out of a splendid occasion...when Caltech celebrated Pauling's 90th birthday. Personal reminiscences, colorful diagrams, and photographs and biographies welcome the general scientific reader to nine relatively informal chapters."
--SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
"Zewail is to be congratulated on bringing together such a range of contributors...The book is a fascinating summary of a goodly portion of the state of modern