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OverviewThe year 2012 marked the centenary of one of the most significant discoveries of the early twentieth century, the discovery of X-ray diffraction (March 1912, by Laue, Friedrich and Knipping) and of Bragg's law (November 1912). The discovery of X-ray diffraction confirmed the wave nature of X-rays and the space-lattice hypothesis. It had two major consequences: the analysis of the structure of atoms, and the determination of the atomic structure of materials. This had a momentous impact in chemistry, physics, mineralogy, material science, biology and X-ray spectroscopy. The book relates the discovery itself, the early days of X-ray crystallography, and the way the news of the discovery spread round the world. It explains how the first crystal structures were determined by William Bragg and his son Lawrence, and recounts which were the early applications of X-ray crystallography in chemistry, mineralogy, materials science, physics, biological sciences and X-ray spectroscopy. It also tells how the concept of space lattice developed since ancient times up to the nineteenth century, and how our conception of the nature of light has changed over time. The contributions of the main actors of the story, prior to the discovery, at the time of the discovery and immediately afterwards, are described through their writings and are put into the context of the time, accompanied by brief biographical details.This thoroughly researched account on the multiple faces of a scientific specialty, X-ray crystallography, is aimed both at the scientists, who rarely subject the historical material of past discoveries in their field to particular scrutiny with regard to the historical details and at the historians of science who often lack the required expert knowledge to scrutinize the involved technical content in sufficient depth (M. Eckert - Metascience). Full Product DetailsAuthor: André Authier (, Professor Emeritus at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.860kg ISBN: 9780198754053ISBN 10: 0198754051 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 29 October 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Significance of the discovery of X-ray diffraction 2: The various approaches to the concept of space lattice 3: The dual nature of light 4: Röntgen and the discovery of X-rays 5: The nature of X-rays: waves or corpuscles? 6: The discovery of X-ray diffraction and the birth of X-ray analysis 7: The first steps 8: The route to crystal structure determination 9: X-rays as a branch of optics 10: Early applications of X-ray crystallography 11: Unravelling the mystery of crystals - the forerunners 12: The birth and rise of the space-lattice conceptReviewsThis is the definitive account of the discovery that truly changed our world. This thorough study, with its wealth of historical detail, should be required reading for everyone seriously interested in crystals. Marjorie Senechal, Smith College, Northampton, MA The title of the volume underestimates the richness of its content, which is much larger. This clear, rigorous and well balanced review of the early developments of crystallography and X-ray diffraction will be indispensable for all students and scientists interested in the field. Francesco Abbona, Universita degli Studi di Torino A comprehensive and enthralling opus of encyclopedic and historical character! Helmut Klapper, Universitat Bonn This fluently written, scholarly treatise, covers not only the early days of X-ray crystallography but also it sets the historical context in the centuries leading up to the discovery of X-ray diffraction, and what followed therefrom. Historians of science will enjoy reading it, as will students and researchers in crystallography, chemistry, biochemistry, solid-state physics, materials science, and mineralogy. Moreton Moore, Crystallography News, March 2014 Readers of the Early Days of X-ray Crystallography from both camps will be rewarded by a thoroughly researched account on the multiple faces of a scientific specialty. Historians of science will find here a rich source for further study. Crystallographers will appreciate the lesson that the historical roots of their discipline are more ramified than it may appear from a mere rational reconstruction of ideas and concepts. Michael Eckert, Metascience Author InformationAndré Authier is Professor Emeritus at the Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, Université P. et M. Curie in Paris. He was Full Professor at Paris University and former president of the International Union of Crystallography. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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