A Time to Remember: The Autobiography of a Chemist

by Alexander Todd

• ISBN13: 9780521126731
• ISBN10: 0521126738
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-03
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

The autobiography of Lord Todd of Trumpington is a general account of his life until 1980 with emphasis on the events that shaped his career as a distinguished scientist. In 1957 Alexander Todd was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. From 1963 to 1965 he was President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. For five years he was President of the Royal Society. He made major contributions to the advancement of science education in Britain, and in the University of Cambridge. This delightfully presented autobiography is supplemented by extracts from five Presidential Addresses to the Royal Society. This book will appeal to anyone who enjoys reading biography. It will also have a special interest for professional chemists and those who study the making on contemporary science policy in Britain.

Table of Contents

Preface

Early days: school and university in Glasgow

Apprenticeship in research: Frankfurt and Oxford 1929-34

Edinburgh, London and Pasadena

Manchester and the move to Cambridge

Chance and design in research: the road to vitamins, coenzymes and DNA

The post-war years: involvement in science policy and international activities

The Nobel Prize and its aftermath

The Royal Society

Appendices

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