Chemistry at Oxford

"Chemistry at Oxford: A History from 1600 to 2005 demonstrates how chemistry has advanced, not just as a consequence of research but, because of the idiosynchratic nature of the collegiate system and the characters of the individuals involved. In other words, it demonstrates that science is a human endeavour and its advance in any institution is conditioned by the organization and people within it." "For chemists, the main appeal will be the book's examination of the way separate branches of chemistry (organic, physical, inorganic and biological) have evolved in Oxford. It also enables comparison with the development of the subject at other universities such as Cambridge, London and Manchester." "For historians and sociologists, the book reveals the motivations of both scientists and non-scientists in the management of the school. It exposes the unusual character of Oxford University and the tensions between science and administration."--BOOK JACKET.

An Outline of the History of Oxford University with Reference to its Chemistry School
An Introduction to the University	p. 1
The Beginnings of Chemistry within the University	p. 4
The Creation of Chemistry Departments	p. 8
The Teaching of Chemistry	p. 12
A Summary of Chemistry's Development	p. 13
References	p. 15
From Alchemy to Airpumps: The Foundations of Oxford Chemistry to 1700
Late Medieval English Alchemy	p. 17
The Hon. Robert Boyle and his Chemical World	p. 20
Where were the Laboratories?	p. 25
Oxford's `Invisible' Chemists: The City Apothecaries and their Laboratories	p. 26
The Oxford Airpump Discoveries	p. 30
John Mayow	p. 34
Thomas Willis	p. 36
The Revd John Ward: Amateur Chemist and Physician	p. 38
The Ashmolean Laboratory, 1683	p. 40
Acknowledgements	p. 45
Notes and References	p. 46
The Eighteenth Century: Chemistry Allied to Anatomy
Introduction	p. 52
Chemistry in the Eighteenth Century	p. 53
Oxford in the Eighteenth Century	p. 56
The Teaching of Chemistry in Eighteenth-Century Oxford	p. 58
The Revival of Chemistry after 1775	p. 65
Conclusion	p. 71
References and Notes	p. 73
Chemistry Comes of Age: The 19th Century
The Aldrichian Chair	p. 79
Charles Daubeny and Reform	p. 83
The Museum	p. 93
Benjamin Brodie	p. 96
William Odling and his Demonstrators	p. 103
The College Laboratories and the Growth of Physical Chemistry	p. 113
References	p. 123
Research as the Thing: Oxford Chemistry 1912-1939
Introduction	p. 131
The Impact of Perkin	p. 132
The Contributions of the Colleges	p. 141
The Mancunian Inheritance	p. 157
The Dr Lee's Chair and Old Chemistry	p. 164
The Chemical Synthesiser	p. 170
X-Ray Crystallography	p. 173
Careers: The Lure of Industry	p. 175
Conclusion	p. 178
Notes and References	p. 179
Interlude: Chemists at War
References	p. 192
Recent Times, 1945-2005: A School of World Renown
General Introduction to the Period: The Three Centres of Influence	p. 195
The Three Periods 1945 to 1965, 1965 to 1980, 1980 to Today	p. 199
Summary	p. 204
Recruitment and the Nature of Professorships and Fellowship/Lectureships	p. 206
A Note on Women Fellows in Chemistry	p. 213
The Undergraduate Entry into Oxford and the Chemistry Course	p. 213
The Butler Education Act 1944	p. 213
The Structure of the Chemistry Course	p. 216
The Content of the Undergraduate Course	p. 218
The Graduate School	p. 224
The Three Professors and the Three Departments of 1945	p. 225
Hinshelwood and Physical Chemistry	p. 226
Robinson and Organic Chemistry	p. 231
The Third Professor: Sidgwick	p. 236
The Acting Heads and Nature of the Third Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry (1945-1963)	p. 238
Research 1945 to 1965	p. 241
Theory and Mathematical Research	p. 244
Summary	p. 246
Research 1965 to 1980	p. 247
The Revival of Inorganic Chemistry	p. 247
Organo-Metallic Chemistry	p. 251
Traditional Organic Chemistry	p. 253
Physical Chemistry	p. 254
Chemical Crystallography and Biophysics	p. 256
Theoretical Chemistry and its Short-Lived Department	p. 258
The Enzyme Group	p. 258
Life in Oxford, 1945-1980	p. 261
Research: 1980 to 2005	p. 262
Introduction	p. 262
Physical Chemistry	p. 263
Theoretical Chemistry Department	p. 266
Organic Chemistry	p. 267
Inorganic Chemistry	p. 270
Oxford Chemistry Today, 2008	p. 273
The Laboratories	p. 275
Acknowledgement	p. 282
The Chemistry School Finances	p. 282
Acknowledgement	p. 283
Notes on Oxford University	p. 283
References	p. 286
Index of Names	p. 292
Index of Subjects	p. 301
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