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1 online resource (xiii, 468 pages) : illustrations |
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FOREWORD -- PROLOGUE -- PART ONE: THE EARLY YEARS (1904-1934) -- 1. FAMILY AND EARLY EDUCATION -- 2. UNIVERSITY YEARS -- 3. A YEAR IN GÖTTINGEN -- 4. A YEAR IN BRISTOL -- 5. PRIVATDOZENT IN DARMSTADT -- 6. SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR AN ACADEMIC POSITION -- PART TWO: A SAFE HAVEN IN CANADA (1935-1947) -- 7. GUEST PROFESSORSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN -- 8. BEGINNINGS IN CANADA -- 9. THE WAR YEARS IN CANADA -- 10. INTERLUDE AT YERKES OBSERVATORY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO -- 11. NEWS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN WAR-TORN EUROPE -- PART THREE: THE GOLDEN YEARS (1948-1971) |
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12. RETURN TO CANADA -- 13. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA: THE TEMPLE OF SCIENCE -- 14. THE SPECTROSCOPY LABORATORY -- 15. INSPIRING THE GROWTH OF BASIC RESEARCH -- 16. RESEARCH AND WORLDWIDE ACCLAIM -- 17. AMBASSADOR OF CANADIAN SCIENCE -- 18. THE CLASSIC VOLUMES -- 19. CHALLENGING THE NEW POLITICS OF SCIENCE -- 20. NOBEL LAUREATE -- PART FOUR: LATER YEARS (1972-1999) -- 21. WEATHERING THE AFTERMATH -- 22. THE HERZBERG INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS -- 23. CONTINUING ACTIVITIES -- EPILOGUE -- CHRONOLOGY -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- APPENDICES -- BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS |
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HONOURS AND AWARDS -- NAME INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| Summary |
Gerhard Herzberg (1904-1999) was one of the greatest scientists of the last century. Born and educated in Germany, he started his research just as the exciting discovery of quantum mechanics began unraveling the mysteries of the microscopic world. Herzberg chose to study spectroscopy, the light emitted and absorbed by atoms and molecules, which has played a central role in the development of modern science |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999.
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Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999 fast |
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Spectrum analysis -- History
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Molecular spectroscopy -- History
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Physicists -- Canada -- Biography
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Scientists -- Canada -- Biography
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- General.
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SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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SCIENCE -- Energy.
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Molecular spectroscopy
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Physicists
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Scientists
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Spectrum analysis
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Canada
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0660192586 |
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9780660192581 |
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6610452121 |
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9786610452125 |
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