Chemical Bonds
An Introduction to
Atomic and Molecular Structure
Harry B. Gray
California Institute of Technology
This profusely illustrated book by a
world-renowned chemist and award-winning chemistry teacher provides a complete introduction to atomic and
molecular structure and bonding for science students. Parts of
the book are revised and expanded versions of sections from Basic
Principles of Chemistry by Gray and Haight, Jr.
About the Author
Harry Barkus Gray is the Arnold O. Beckman
Professor of Chemistry and the Founding Director of the Beckman Institute at the
California Institute of Technology. His main research interests center on
inorganic spectroscopy, photochemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry, with
emphasis on understanding electron transfer in proteins. For his contributions
to chemistry, which include over 700 papers and 17 books, he has received the
National Medal of Science from President Ronald Reagan (1986); the Linderstrøm-Lang
Prize (1991); the Basolo Medal (1994); the Gibbs Medal (1994); the Chandler
Medal (1999); the Harvey Prize (2000); the Nichols Medal (2003); the National
Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences (2003); the Benjamin Franklin
Medal in Chemistry (2004); the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2004); the City of
Florence Prize in Molecular Sciences (2006); six national awards from the
American Chemical Society, including the Priestley Medal (1991); and 16 honorary
doctorates. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences; the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; the American Philosophical Society; an honorary
member of the Italian Chemical Society; a foreign member of the Royal Danish
Academy of Sciences and Letters; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; and the
Royal Society of Great Britain. He
was California Scientist of the Year in 1988.
ISBN 978-0-935702-35-0, 1994, 232 pages, paper
List Price US$28.00
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