The life and science of Harold C. Urey / Matthew Shindell.
The life and science of Harold C. Urey / Matthew Shindell.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Call Numbers
G 2020/0035
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
259 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Harold C. Urey (1893-1981) was one of the most famous American chemists of the twentieth century. After winning the Nobel Prize in 1934 for the discovery of deuterium and heavy water, he participated in the Manhattan Project and NASA's lunar exploration program, and along the way helped found the fields of isotope geochemistry and cosmochemistry....
Alternative Titles
Full title
The life and science of Harold C. Urey / Matthew Shindell.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Synthesis
The Making and Remaking of an American Chemist One From Farm Boy to Wartime Chemist Two From Industrial Chemistry to Copenhagen Three From Novice in Europe to Expert in America Four From Nobel Laureate to Manhattan Project Burnout Five A Separation Man No More Six A Return to Science Seven To Hell with the Moon! Epilogue A Life in Science
Includes bibliographical references and index....
Issued As
ebook version : 9780226662114
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2019
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2020/0035
Record Identifier
74VKawWzMl43
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKawWzMl43
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9780226662084 hardcover
022666208X hardcover
DDC
540.92 B
MMS ID
991024284417302626
