Molecules in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology: Molecular Phenomena in Biological Sciences by Jean Maruani
English | PDF | 1989 | 368 Pages | ISBN : 9027725993 | 37.1 MB
When we decided to organize an International Symposium dedicated to Professor Daudel, a question arose: on which themes should such a Symposium bear? After having reviewed all the themes on which P r o f ~ s s o r Daudel has worked during his long career, Imre Csizmadia and myself were somewhat at a loss; these themes ranged from Atomic Physics to Molecular Biology, with a stress on Theoretical Chemistry. Then I recalled a conversation I had in 1968, when I was in V a n c o u v e ~ with Harden McConnell, on leave from Stanford. I asked him why he had switched to Biology; he answered: "I'm often asked thiS question. But I don't feel I've ever switched to Biology. I have always been interdsted in molecules, just molecules: in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology". I felt this flash of wit would make a perfect title for a Symposium dedicated to Professor D a u ~ e l , who has also been interested in molecules in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, lIDt from a theoretical viewpoint.
