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• Title:Gerhard Herzberg : an illustrious life in science / Boris Stoicheff.
  
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• Author/Creator:Stoicheff, B. P. (Boris P.)
  
• Published/Created:Ottawa : NRC Press ; Montréal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queens University Press, ©2002.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QC16.H47 S86 2002
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Canadian Subjects: Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999.
  
• Library of Congress Subjects:Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999.
  Spectrum analysis--History.
  Molecular spectroscopy--History.
  Physicists--Canada--Biography.
  Scientists--Canada--Biography.
  
• Description:xiii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  
• Series:NRC Press biography series.
  
• Summary:"Gerhard Herzberg (1904-1999) was one of the greatest scientists of the last century. He was born and educated in Germany and started his research just as the exciting discovery of quantum mechanics began unravelling 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. His succession of notable experimental and theoretical results during seven decades of active research led to his recognition as the founder of molecular spectroscopy."--Jacket.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0660187574 (acid-free paper)
  9780660187570 (acid-free paper)
  0660192586
  9780660192581
  
• Contents:Foreword / Takeshi Oka
  pt. 1. The Early Years (1904-1934). 1. Family and Early Education. 2. University Years. 3. A Year in Gottingen. 4. A Year in Bristol. 5. Privatdozent in Darmstadt. 6. Searching the World for an Academic Position
  pt. 2. 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 the Yerkes Observatory, The University of Chicago. 11. News of Family and Friends in War-Torn Europe
  pt. 3. The Golden Years (1948-1971). 12. Return to Canada. 13. The National Research Council: 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
  pt. 4. Later Years (1972-1999). 21. Weathering the Aftermath. 22. The Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics. 23. Continuing Activities.