Cheves Walling: Fifty Years of Free Radicals (ACS Profiles, Pathways and Dreams)

This volume is the autobiography of Cheves Walling, famous American organic chemist and previously Professor of Chemistry at Columbia University and the University of Utah. Noted for his discoveries in the field of free radical chemistry, Walling bridged the university-industrial gap. Many of his discoveries played an important role in the development of polymer chemistry. Walling was, for many years, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Many photographs depict both the professional as well as the personal side of this renowned chemist.

"In this autobiography Cheves Walling, one of the founding fathers of radical chemistry, in a very personal way, recalls his career in chemistry from his first encounter with a chemistry set at age 9. . .The reader is left with an appreciation of Walling's statesman-like gentlemanly personality, his strength of character, his analytical, detached, and objective manner, and his high standard of excellence." --Journal of Medical Chemistry

"In the present volume the essentials of the chemistry are presented clearly, simply and effectively. . .The book as a whole is a very worthy member of the Series and is certainly one of the most readable volumes."--Historical Group Newsletter, The Royal Society of Chemistry