Making Ammonia

Fritz Haber, Walther Nernst, and the Nature of Scientific Discovery

Benjamin Johnson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 278 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2022
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783030855345 (ISBN)

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Part I: A Confluence of Factors.- Chapter 1. The Object of Investigation.- Chapter 2. The Scientification of Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Advances in Organic Chemistry, Catalysis, and the Chemical Industry.- Chapter 4. The Mystery of Ammonia Synthesis.- Chapter 5. Physical Chemistry: Uniting Two Branches of Science.- Chapter 6. The Scientific Breakthrough (1903-1908).- Chapter 7. The Challenge of Technical Implementation.- Chapter 8. Reflections on Scientific Discovery and The Haze.- Part II: The Scientific Breakthrough.- Chapter 9. The State of Ammonia Synthesis at the turn of the Twentieth Century: The Arena for Discovery.- Chapter 10. Fritz Haber’s Work and Thought as He Began Work on Ammonia Synthesis.- Chapter 11. The Scientific Publications on Ammonia Synthesis.- Chapter 12. Haber’s Cooperation with BASF.- Chapter 13. The Role of Physical Chemistry as a Theory.- Chapter 14. Further Reflections on Scientific Discovery and The Haze.- Appendix A. Approximations of Free Energy Fitting Functions.- Appendix B. Theoretical Determinations of the Free Energy: Hermann von Helmholtz and Walther Nernst.- Part III: The Haze.- Chapter 15. Terminology.- Chapter 16. Normal Science.- Chapter 17. The Structure of The Haze.- Chapter 18. Dynamic of The Haze.- Chapter 19. Between Science and Industry: The Stage of 10-100.- Chapter 20. Risk and the Acceptance of Failure.- Chapter 21. The Haze: Interdependencies in Science.- Chapter 22. One Final Element.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.05.2022
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 278 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
Schlagworte	ammonia synthesis • Fritz Haber • open access • Physical Chemistry • Scientific Discovery • Technological Innovation • The challenge of technical Implementation • Theory of Scientific Progress
ISBN-13	9783030855345 / 9783030855345
Zustand	Neuware