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Overview and role of physical techniques inchemistry and catalysis

Overview and role of physical techniques inchemistry and catalysis Overview and role of physical techniques in chemistry and catalysis ** ZBIGNIEW SOJKA 1,2 and MICHEL CHE 1,3,, 1 Laboratoire de R›233 de Surface, UMR 7609 CNRS, Universit› Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France 2 Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 3 Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France Received 9 May 2003; accepted 18 August 2003 In the past, when science was not yet regarded as essential for the economy of a country, only few people were interested in research. Some were financed by Universities or special Institutions, while some others were rich enough to make research their favourite hobby. The latter applied to Antoine- Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), who was a tax collector at the time of the French Revolution in 1789. With only a few tools, notably the balance, he revolutionized chemistry and changed it from an art, alchemy, to a science. In his book A Short History of Chemistry (Dover, New York, NY (1989)), J. R. Partington devoted an entire chapter to Lavoisier's work, entitled Lavoisier and the Foundation of Modern Chemistry. Nowadays, research is no longer a hobby but has become a major activity which, particularly when it comes to experimental measurements, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Research on Chemical Intermediates Springer Journals

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Overview and role of physical techniques in chemistry and catalysis ** ZBIGNIEW SOJKA 1,2 and MICHEL CHE 1,3,, 1 Laboratoire de R›233 de Surface, UMR 7609 CNRS, Universit› Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France 2 Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 3 Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France Received 9 May 2003; accepted 18 August 2003 In the past, when science was not yet regarded as essential for the economy of a country, only few people...
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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2003 by Springer
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Chemistry; Catalysis; Physical Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry
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0922-6168
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1568-5675
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10.1163/156856703322601681
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Overview and role of physical techniques in chemistry and catalysis ** ZBIGNIEW SOJKA 1,2 and MICHEL CHE 1,3,, 1 Laboratoire de R›233 de Surface, UMR 7609 CNRS, Universit› Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France 2 Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 3 Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France Received 9 May 2003; accepted 18 August 2003 In the past, when science was not yet regarded as essential for the economy of a country, only few people were interested in research. Some were financed by Universities or special Institutions, while some others were rich enough to make research their favourite hobby. The latter applied to Antoine- Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794), who was a tax collector at the time of the French Revolution in 1789. With only a few tools, notably the balance, he revolutionized chemistry and changed it from an art, alchemy, to a science. In his book A Short History of Chemistry (Dover, New York, NY (1989)), J. R. Partington devoted an entire chapter to Lavoisier's work, entitled Lavoisier and the Foundation of Modern Chemistry. Nowadays, research is no longer a hobby but has become a major activity which, particularly when it comes to experimental measurements,

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