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In the last ten years, buckminsterfullerene?better known as the buckyball?has become a celebrity among chemicals. Part of the reason is its eye-catching structure, which is shaped like a soccer ball, but it is also scientifically intriguing. Although the author (a frequent contributor to popular science periodicals) suggests that it represents one of the greatest discoveries in chemistry, he admits it has not yet delivered on part of its potential, especially for commercial applications. Nonetheless, he presents a lively and colorful story of the research in the field as well as the personalities, pressures, and conflicts. Scientists may prefer the more thorough treatment of the topic in Jim Baggott's Perfect Symmetry: The Accidental Discovery of a New Form of Carbon (Oxford Univ. Pr., 1994), but anyone interested in the current events of science will find this book entertaining and informative. Recommended for public and academic libraries.?Jan Williams, Monsanto Co., St. Louis
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The chemical discovery of the century may well be a spherical molecule of 60 carbon atoms, named, because of its structure, Buckminsterfullerene, or buckyball, after the popularizer of the geodesic dome. Its novelty and utility, and that which sets it apart from ephemeral clusters of atoms, lie in its architectural symmetry and its stable chemical bonds. Thus, a summary of relevant electronic bonding principles precedes the historical chronology that deftly conveys the uncertainty, elation, and skepticism that attended the serendipitous detection in 1985 of this C60 molecule. Surprisingly, five frustrating years were to elapse before spectroscopic verification of its structure and the sudden parallel breakthroughs by separate investigators to practical methods of producing useful amounts of C60, as well as molecules of 60 carbon atoms, generically called fullerenes. The author speculates on potential applications of fullerenes, particularly when bonded to dissimilar elements, and examines the fruitful symbiosis of science and technology. Brenda Grazis --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In the last ten years, buckminsterfullerene?better known as the buckyball?has become a celebrity among chemicals. Part of the reason is its eye-catching structure, which is shaped like a soccer ball, but it is also scientifically intriguing. Although the author (a frequent contributor to popular science periodicals) suggests that it represents one of the greatest discoveries in chemistry, he admits it has not yet delivered on part of its potential, especially for commercial applications. Nonetheless, he presents a lively and colorful story of the research in the field as well as the personalities, pressures, and conflicts. Scientists may prefer the more thorough treatment of the topic in Jim Baggott's Perfect Symmetry: The Accidental Discovery of a New Form of Carbon (Oxford Univ. Pr., 1994), but anyone interested in the current events of science will find this book entertaining and informative. Recommended for public and academic libraries.?Jan Williams, Monsanto Co., St. Louis
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The chemical discovery of the century may well be a spherical molecule of 60 carbon atoms, named, because of its structure, Buckminsterfullerene, or buckyball, after the popularizer of the geodesic dome. Its novelty and utility, and that which sets it apart from ephemeral clusters of atoms, lie in its architectural symmetry and its stable chemical bonds. Thus, a summary of relevant electronic bonding principles precedes the historical chronology that deftly conveys the uncertainty, elation, and skepticism that attended the serendipitous detection in 1985 of this C60 molecule. Surprisingly, five frustrating years were to elapse before spectroscopic verification of its structure and the sudden parallel breakthroughs by separate investigators to practical methods of producing useful amounts of C60, as well as molecules of 60 carbon atoms, generically called fullerenes. The author speculates on potential applications of fullerenes, particularly when bonded to dissimilar elements, and examines the fruitful symbiosis of science and technology. Brenda Grazis --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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