- Hardcover: 664 pages
- Publisher: Cornell University Press; 3rd edition edition (31 Jan 1960)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0801403332
- ISBN-13: 978-0801403330
- Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.2 x 4.5 cm
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Thorough discussion of the various types of bonds, their relative natures, and the structure of molecules and crystals.
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MOST of the general principles of molecular structure and the nature of the chemical bond were formulated long ago by chemists by induction from the great body of chemical facts. Read the first page
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
An all time classic
12 May 2001
Format:Hardcover
"It is better to foresee, even without certainty, than not to foresee at all", writes Linus Pauling in the preface of this book which become a bible of sorts for any chemists wanting to learn about the rational underpinnings of his or her discipline.
When I first came across this book I thought that it was too detailed and dense. But then as I patiently studied every chapters, I realized that Pauling has truly "foreseen with certainty" in his career and discoveries, a fact which is slowly but surely revealed in this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in how a few simple scientific ideas lead to the explanation of literally hundreds of phenomena.
In this book, the two times Nobel Prize winner has beautifully demonstrated how his classic 'Valence Bond Theory' can be applied to explain the bewildering array of atoms, molecules and crystals around us. In each chapter, the author introduces classic principles like resonance, electronegativity, partial ionic character of bonds, partial double bond character, and hybridization. Today these concepts are the cornerstone of the description of thousands of simple molecules and are part of every chemistry textbook. It's worth noting that the valence bond approach has its drawbacks which Pauling does not really discuss. It is also true that the Molecular Orbital Theory developed by Robert Mulliken, Friedrich Hund and others has largely replaced his theory in making quantitative calculations. However, Pauling's masterly style of writing and the insights which almost each and every page of this book give the reader are unmatched. Plus, the simple explanations of complex phenomena described in the book serve as powerful heuristics to understand the fundamental nature of chemical science, a science which is based on the reductionist laws of physics but which is also founded on its own emergent principles derived from a combination of rigor and empiricism.
This volume would perhaps not prove useful as a textbook for a modern day classroom because of its level of detail and relative age, and yet I think it should be read by each and every chemist and chemistry student as the ultimate example of simplicity, variety and beauty. It is one of the finest examples of how one extraordinary scientist tries to explain diverse chemical phenomena through a few simple ideas. Read this book to savor the soul of chemical science.
When I first came across this book I thought that it was too detailed and dense. But then as I patiently studied every chapters, I realized that Pauling has truly "foreseen with certainty" in his career and discoveries, a fact which is slowly but surely revealed in this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in how a few simple scientific ideas lead to the explanation of literally hundreds of phenomena.
In this book, the two times Nobel Prize winner has beautifully demonstrated how his classic 'Valence Bond Theory' can be applied to explain the bewildering array of atoms, molecules and crystals around us. In each chapter, the author introduces classic principles like resonance, electronegativity, partial ionic character of bonds, partial double bond character, and hybridization. Today these concepts are the cornerstone of the description of thousands of simple molecules and are part of every chemistry textbook. It's worth noting that the valence bond approach has its drawbacks which Pauling does not really discuss. It is also true that the Molecular Orbital Theory developed by Robert Mulliken, Friedrich Hund and others has largely replaced his theory in making quantitative calculations. However, Pauling's masterly style of writing and the insights which almost each and every page of this book give the reader are unmatched. Plus, the simple explanations of complex phenomena described in the book serve as powerful heuristics to understand the fundamental nature of chemical science, a science which is based on the reductionist laws of physics but which is also founded on its own emergent principles derived from a combination of rigor and empiricism.
This volume would perhaps not prove useful as a textbook for a modern day classroom because of its level of detail and relative age, and yet I think it should be read by each and every chemist and chemistry student as the ultimate example of simplicity, variety and beauty. It is one of the finest examples of how one extraordinary scientist tries to explain diverse chemical phenomena through a few simple ideas. Read this book to savor the soul of chemical science.
15 of 25 people found the following review helpful
One of the Masterpiece
24 Aug 2003
Format:Hardcover
This book is one of the Masterpiece in Chemistry.
You simply can not rate this book in stars values. It is one of the EPIC in Chemistry.
I should say it is a bible or Bhagavad-Gita for chemists,
You simply can not rate this book in stars values. It is one of the EPIC in Chemistry.
I should say it is a bible or Bhagavad-Gita for chemists,
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