Autograph Session: “Early Days of X-ray Crystallography” André Authier, Professor Emeritus at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris - Celebrates the centenary of the discovery of X-ray diffraction, and coincides with the award of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies with X-ray crystallography
- Reviews the early development of crystallography, the discovery of X-ray diffraction, and the first applications of X-ray crystallography in chemistry, material science, physics, mineralogy, and biology
- Enlivened with many anecdotes and over 50 inserts with biographical notes and portraits of the most important crystallographers of the period
- Numerous quotes from the writings of the main actors of the story tell how their discoveries were made and convey the spirit of their time
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