Consequences and Development of an Invention
Consequences and Development of an Invention
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发明的后果和发展
DOI:
10.5254/1.3535634
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发表时间:
1965
影响因子:
1.5
通讯作者:
K. Ziegler
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作者:
K. Ziegler
Abstract The awarding of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, for the year 1963, is related to the precipitous expansion of macromolecular chemistry and its industrial applications, which began precisely ten years ago at my Max-Planck-Institute for Coal Research, in Mulheim/Ruhr. The suddenness with which this began, and the rapidity with which it was propagated are comparable to an explosion. The energy sources in this case were the ingenuity, activity, creative imagination and bold concepts of the many unnamed chemists, designers and entrepreneurs in the world who have fashioned great industries from our humble beginnings. If today I stand with my colleague Natta, who has been particularly effective in promoting this explosive wave, in the limelight of distinction, and do wish to manifest, with this address, my appreciation for the honor bestowed upon me, I must begin by thanking these many anonymous persons. They, too, deserve this distinction. The extent of this “explosion” may be illustrated by two charts,...