Research Catalog

Title

Gerhard Herzberg : an illustrious life in science / Boris Stoicheff.

Author

Stoicheff, B. P. (Boris P.)

Publication

Ottawa : NRC Press, [2002], ©2002.

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Additional Authors

National Research Council Canada.

Description

xiii, 468 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

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."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

NRC Press biography series, 1701-1833

Uniform Title

NRC Press biography series.

Subject

• Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999
• Spectrum analysis > History
• Molecular spectroscopy > History
• Physicists > Canada > Biography
• Scientists > Canada > Biography
• Analyse spectrale > Histoire
• Spectroscopie moléculaire > Histoire
• Physiciens > Canada > Biographies
• Scientifiques > Canada > Biographies

Note

• Co-published by McGill-Queen's University Press.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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.

ISBN

0660187574

OCLC

• ocm49248463
• SCSB-4315745

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries