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Sputnik to Smartphones
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Sputnik to Smartphones

A Half-Century of Chemistry Education
BookHardcover
Ranking24729inPhysik und Astronomie
CHF243.00

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This book describes the profound changes that occurred in the teaching of chemistry in western countries in the years immediately following the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, in 1957.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-8412-3074-3
Product TypeBook
BindingHardcover
Publishing date25/08/2016
SeriesACS Symposium Series
Pages384 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 160 mm, Height 236 mm, Thickness 28 mm
Weight752 g
Illustrations47 halftones; 36 line art
Article no.26825728
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.22189455
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Mary Virginia Orna received her doctorate in analytical chemistry from Fordham University. She has served as Professor of Chemistry at the College of New Rochelle, New York, and as Editor of Chemical Heritage magazine and Director of Educational Services at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. She is an active member of both the ACS Division of the History of Chemistry and the ACS Division of Chemical Education. She has won numerous national awards for excellence inchemical education, including the George C. Pimentel Award in 1999. She was also a Fulbright Fellow for Israel in 1994-1995. She has authored or edited 15 books and numerous papers in the areas of chemical education, color chemistry, archaeological chemistry, and the history ofchemistry.