HIST 9 |
| The monograph Chemistry of the Coordination Compounds in 1956 by the late Prof. John C. Bailar, Jr., with chapters by a sizeable number of his former research students, was a significant book in a rapidly growing segment of chemical research. Conrad Fernelius noted, “Bailar's book is the most complete book on coordination compounds available in the English language and possesses distinct advantages over the German compilations. It is a very valuable contribution and will greatly facilitate further research in an important field of chemistry which cuts across the conventional areas of inorganic, organic, physical, analytical and biological chemistry.” The first chapter by Bailar and Daryle Busch elegantly surveys the comprehensive nature of coordination chemistry. This chapter is followed by a wide variety of topics for a total of 23 chapters with almost 800 pages of text. Even so, Bailar acknowledged in the preface that several important topics were not included! |
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Landmark Chemistry Books of the Twentieth Century: Authors from the University of Illinois
1:30 PM-4:45 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2007 Hyatt Regency McCormick -- 20C, Oral
Division of the History of Chemistry |