Das Schwere Wasser.
Leipzig and Vienna: Franz Deuticke, 1934.
Price: $75.00
About the item
First edition. Pp. 32, illustrated in text.Five page bibliography at back. 1 vols. 8vo. Original melon printed wrappers. Some light fading and soiling of wrappers, else very good.
Item #35437
The Austrian-born (later American) chemist was well recognized for his work in rubbers, plastics and fibers. He was the first to determine the structure of cellulose, silk, chitin, starch and rubber. He developed polyvinyl and other polymers and gave the first quantitative measurement of anamalous dispersion and polarization of x-rays. This pamphlet relates to his work with the H2 molecule and identifying the isotopes. He was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Vienna at this time.