The Quintessence of Irving Langmuir
The Commonwealth and International Library Selected Readings in Physics
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1966
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: Albert Rosenfeld
- Editor: D. ter Haar
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 5 4 8 - 4
The Quintessence of Irving Langmuir is a biography on the life of Irving Langmuir. The book was created to complement the volume entitled “The Collected Works of Irving Langmuir”.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Quintessence of Irving Langmuir is a biography on the life of Irving Langmuir. The book was created to complement the volume entitled “The Collected Works of Irving Langmuir”. This selection was created to introduce the person and his works. Special attention has been given to Langmuir’s early life and family background. The text begins with an account of the person’s child seen from the mother’s perspective. Such an account was taken from the family’s documents. These documents are in the form of letters, diaries, photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and genealogical studies. A brief history about the formation of General Electric Company is also covered. A great part of the book relates the life of Langmuir as a father and as a scientist. Among his inventions is using dry ice for cloud seeding. One of his greatest achievements is receiving a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The book is directed to the general public.
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
List of Principal Sources
Appendix I
Appendix II
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1966
- Imprint: Pergamon
- No. of pages: 470
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781483185484
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