Scientific Research of Michael Polanyi

迈克尔·波兰尼是一位匈牙利出生的科学家。然而，对他的历史研究主要集中在他晚年的哲学思想上。本研究详细阐明了波兰尼作为物理化学家的身份。即使在他的健身房时期，波兰尼也对物理化学感兴趣。他在布达佩斯大学的博士论文主题是吸附潜力。其目的是寻求对化学反应的物理理解。波兰尼在曼彻斯特时期的研究兴趣--化学动力学--与之如出一辙。

Michael Polanyi was a Hungarian-born scientist. However, historical research on him has focused mainly on his philosophy in his later life. The present research elucidates Polanyi as a physical chemist in detail. Even in his gymnasium period, Polanyi was interested in physical chemistry. The subject of his doctor dissertation at Budapest University was adsorption potential. Its aim was to pursue physical understanding of chemical reaction. Chemical kinetics, Polanyi’s research interest during Manchester period, lies on the same line of it.