Cathedrals Of Science: The Personalities And Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry

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Literature Since Lewis was not known for writing novels, there are very few sources that can be drawn from here. There is one book that goes into detail about Lewis’s life and findings. It is titled “Cathedrals of Science: The Personalities and Rivalries That Made Modern Chemistry”and it is by Patrick Coffey. The book was published in 2008 by Oxford University Press, making it quite modern for a source on early twentieth century scientists. Coffey was born in 1945, just a year before Lewis’s death, but he has spoken to many who had personal experience with the scientist. The same year as it’s publication, it won the PROSE award for the best chemistry book. Coffey writes: “Throughout his life, Lewis would show the effects of his home schooling:

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