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5.0 out of 5 stars A good historical look at the most important chemists
J. Berson touches on the most important and influential chemists of the history. Although a well written book, it did lack some detail and more recent discoveries using these influences. However, the book did contain enough information to keep the reader interested without getting too technical, ie. no Ph.D necessary to understand his work. I recomend this book as a...
Published on August 12, 1999

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2.0 out of 5 stars For chemists only
Although it is an excellent book in many respects, it doesn't really tackle the whole issue of creativity. Non-chemists be warned! This book is intended for professional chemists and any non-chemists (or even lapsed chemists) will find much of this book is totally unreadable. A great pity.
Published on January 7, 2000


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A good historical look at the most important chemists, August 12, 1999
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This review is from: Chemical Creativity: Ideas from the Work of Woodward, Hückel, Meerwein and Others (Paperback)
J. Berson touches on the most important and influential chemists of the history. Although a well written book, it did lack some detail and more recent discoveries using these influences. However, the book did contain enough information to keep the reader interested without getting too technical, ie. no Ph.D necessary to understand his work. I recomend this book as a creativity booster for those graduate students in chemistry who are still trying to find their way.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars For chemists only, January 7, 2000
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This review is from: Chemical Creativity: Ideas from the Work of Woodward, Hückel, Meerwein and Others (Paperback)
Although it is an excellent book in many respects, it doesn't really tackle the whole issue of creativity. Non-chemists be warned! This book is intended for professional chemists and any non-chemists (or even lapsed chemists) will find much of this book is totally unreadable. A great pity.
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