Principles of Polymer Chemistry (George Fisher Baker Non-Resident Lec) (Hardcover)

~ Paul J. Flory (Author)
Key Phrases: Polymer Sci, Faraday Soc, New York (more...)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: Cornell University Press (June 1953)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801401348
• ISBN-13: 978-0801401343
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #707,510 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible from the father of polymer chemistry, August 4, 1997

By A Customer

This book wears its age well. Experimentalists are still trying to disprove many of his gedanken experiments-virtually all fail. A great book to have in your library. If you are a Professor and want to give your students a challenge-have them solve an equation that Flory indicates "it can be easily shown..."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for the polymer technologist, January 14, 2006

By	Dr. Atul Tiwari (Hawaii, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is truly fantastic for people working on various aspects of polymers. Numbers of statements made by Flory in this book are still challenging. Remarkably good for those who want go for advance research in the filed of polymers/plastics. Not good for undergraduate students but should be used as a reference book in graduate degree. Person working on polymers knows nothing unless he/she read this book. Equations are tough and do not show from where they are originated, but fits well in real experiments with hardly exception at all.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic!!, September 24, 2003

By	Vivek Sharma "Vivek" (Cambridge / Boston, MA, USA) - See all my reviews

A comprehensive guide to Polymers by the Nobel winning Flory himself!!! The book came out over half a century back, and hence understandably contains a lot of material that has been revised and is now understood differently. Still the book continues to be an essential read for anyone interested in polymer science, and knowledge of how Flory developed and demonstrated several key ideas used in everyday polymer science. Not recommended as a textbook for beginners, but as reference book for anyone planning to delve deeper into the subject!