Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgments xix
7. List of Note Abbreviations xxi
8. CHAPTER 1. Modern Chemistry Is in Need of Reform 1
9. CHAPTER 2. Physical Chemistry from Europe to America 46
10. CHAPTER 3. King Arthur's Court: Arthur A. Noyes and the Research Laboratory of Physical Chemistry 100
11. CHAPTER 4. The Phase Ruler: Wilder D. Bancroft and His Agenda for Physical Chemistry 156
12. CHAPTER 5. Physical Chemistry in the “New World of Science” 202
13. CHAPTER 6. From Physical Chemistry to Chemical Physics 251
14. CHAPTER 7. A Dissenter’s Decline 299
15. Notes 325
16. Index 391