The Selected Papers of William N Lipscomb, Jr.

This book compiles a wonderful collection of original scientific articles from a group of outstanding scientists from around the world who worked or have been affiliated with the Nobel Laureate Professor William N Lipscomb, Jr. throughout his scientific career. Lipscomb is a long-standing icon in the fields of structural chemistry and structural biology. One particularly interesting feature of this book is that accompanying each article is a commentary from each contributor, and a brief biography of them. Among the contributors are Nobel Laureates Roald Hoffmann, AdaYonath, and Thomas A Steitz. In addition, Lipscomb's son, James Lipscomb, comments on Lipscomb's life and science from a very unique perspective.

These very personal anecdotes from a group of remarkable scientists are especially enlightening for young scientists in learning how to conduct science in general and on how a youth may grow into a great scientist. This book will appeal to young students worldwide, and will serve to encourage some of the brightest minds to enter and excel in science.

Sample Chapter(s)
Chapter 1: A Family Perspective (1,104 KB)

• A Family Perspective (James S Lipscomb)
• William N Lipscomb: Lifelong Teacher and Friend (Oleg Jardetzky)
• Personal Remembrances of the Colonel (Michael G Rossmann)
• How a Simple Molecular Orbital Method Took Shape in the Lipscomb Group (Roald Hoffmann)
• Joining the Colonel's Army: Personal Anecdotes (Thomas A Steitz)
• Dear Bill (Joan A Steitz)
• Happy 90th Birthday, Colonel! (Florante A Quiocho)
• Symmetry (Gareth R Eaton)
• Electron Spin Relaxation Times (Gareth R Eaton)
• My History with the Colonel (Irving R Epstein)
• William Lipscomb: My Scientific Inspiration (Ada E Yonath)
• The Metalloclusters of Nitrogenase (Douglas C Rees)
• My Early Days Associated with the Colonel (Hengming Ke)
• Notes from the Colonel (Kurt Krause)
• Beryllium Borohydride: A Detective Story (Rodney J Bartlett)
• The Saga of Ozone and Its Role in Developing Coupled-Cluster Theory: A Lipscomb Legacy Issue (Rodney J Bartlett)
• Remembering the Colonel (Stephen K Burley)
• Origin of the Idea for the Boron Fullerenes (Lou Massa)
• The Colonel, the Great Mentor (Jianpeng Ma)
• Working with the Colonel (Hong Guo)
• A Great Man (Hualiang Jiang)
• William Lipscomb: We All Miss You! (Qinghua Wang)