Author: JAFFE, BERNARD (1896-1986)
Title: Crucibles. The lives and achievements of the great chemists. With plates
Description: London : Jarrolds 1931. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Physical description: 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Winner of the international $7.500 Francis Bacon Award for The Humanizing of Knowledge. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 297-308. Summary: Includes Marie Curie. p.205-223. Subject: Chemists. Chemistry - history. Chemists - Biography. Chemists - biographies - collections. Genre: Illustrated. text. Series: Brief biographies. Weight in Kg appr.:

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