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The Chain Straighteners

Fruitful Innovation : the Discovery of Linear and Stereoregular Synthetic Polymers

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  1. Frank M. McMillan
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The Stage is Set

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Shadows Before (‘Prediscoveries’)

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 9-26

  4. Karl Ziegler and the Max Planck Institute

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 27-45

  5. Giulio Natta and the Milan Polytechnic Institute

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 46-55

  6. Fruitful Innovation — 1. The Polyethylene Discovery

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 56-72

  7. Harvesting the Fruits of Innovation — Polyethylene

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 73-91

  8. Fruitful Innovation — 2. Polypropylene

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 92-97

  9. The Falling Out

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 98-112

  10. Harvesting the Fruits of Innovation — Polypropylene

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 113-140

  11. Fruitful Innovation — 3. Synthetic Rubber

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 141-165

  12. The Crest of the Wave — and the Trough

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 166-182

  13. Shadows of the Future

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 183-187

  14. Interpretations

    • Frank M. McMillan
    Pages 188-197

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 198-207
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Chain Straighteners

  • Book Subtitle: Fruitful Innovation : the Discovery of Linear and Stereoregular Synthetic Polymers

  • Authors: Frank M. McMillan

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04430-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Frank M. McMillan 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-04432-0Published: 01 January 1979

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-04430-6Published: 17 June 1979

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 207

  • Topics: Organic Chemistry

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