Neither physics nor chemistry [ a history of quantum chemistry

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gavroglu, Kostas (Author), Simoes, Ana (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press , c2012
Series:Transformations : studies in the history of science and technology
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Quantum chemistry qua physics: the promises and deadlocks of using first principles
  • 2. Quantum chemistry qua chemistry : rules and more rules
  • 3. Quantum chemistry qua applied mathematics : approximation methods and crunching numbers
  • 4. Quantum chemistry qua programming : computers and the cultures of quantum chemistry
  • 5. The emergence of a subdiscipline : historiographical considerations