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Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Volume 51, 2000

Fifty Years in Physical Chemistry: Homage to Mentors, Methods, and Molecules

Abstract

A nostalgic account is given of my scientific odyssey, recalling early encounters, some fateful, some just fun, with mentors, methods, and molecules. These include stories of my student years at Stanford, pursuing chemical kinetics with Harold Johnston; graduate study at Harvard, doing molecular spectroscopy with Bright Wilson; and fledgling faculty years at Berkeley, launching molecular beam studies of reaction dynamics. A few vignettes from my “ever after ” era on the Harvard faculty emphasize thematic motivations or methods inviting further exploration. An Appendix provides a concise listing of colleagues in research and the topics we have pursued.

Keyword(s): Autobiography, catalysts, chemical kinetics, dense fluids, dimensional scaling, molecular beams, molecular spectroscopy, teaching
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