TY - BOOK ID - 7536848 TI - My life in the golden age of chemistry : more fun than fun PY - 2014 SN - 0128102349 0128013389 0128012161 132206900X 9780128013380 9780128012161 PB - Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, DB - UniCat KW - Chemistry, Organic -- United States -- History -- 20th century. KW - Chemists -- United States -- Biography. KW - Cotton, F. Albert (Frank Albert), 1930-2007. KW - Chemistry KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Chemistry - General KW - Chemists KW - Cotton, F. Albert KW - Cotton, Frank Albert, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7536848 AB - A giant in the field and at times a polarizing figure, F. Albert Cotton's contributions to inorganic chemistry and the area of transitions metals are substantial and undeniable. In his own words, My Life in the Golden Age of Chemistry: More Fun than Fun describes the late chemist's early life and college years in Philadelphia, his graduate training and research contributions at Harvard with Geoffrey Wilkinson, and his academic career from becoming the youngest ever full professor at MIT (aged 31) to his extensive time at Texas A&M. Professor Cotton's autobiography offers his unique perspective... ER -