The world of physical chemistry keith j laidler professor emeritus of chemistry the university of ottawa ontario canada oxford o new york o toronto oxford university press contents 1 the origins of physical chemistry 1 11 the meaning of science philosophy physics and chemistry 1 12 the meaning ofphysical chemistry 5 the nature of a physical chemist mathematics and . The world of physical chemistry keith j laidler description this book offers an account of the field of physical chemistry as it has evolved over the years from its emergence as a distinct discipline in the late 19th century through todays miracle discoveries. It is sometimes said that the year of birth of physical chemistry was 1887 in that year the journal zeitschrift fur physikalische chemie the first journal devoted exclusively to physical chemistry was launched and in its first year published important papers by arrhenius and vant hoff however a good deal of physical chemistry had been done previously. The world of physical chemistry by laidler keith james 1916 publication date 1995 topics chemistry physical and theoretical history publisher oxford new york oxford university press collection inlibrary printdisabled trent university internetarchivebooks digitizing sponsor kahle austin foundation contributor internet archive language english xii 476 p 25 cm includes