Historical distillates : chemistry at the University of Toronto since 1843 / Adrian G. Brook and W.A.E. (Peter) McBryde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brook, Adrian G. (Adrian Gibbs)

Contributor:

McBryde, W. A. E.

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Toronto. Department of Chemistry--History.

University of Toronto.

University of Toronto. Department of Chemistry.

History.

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Dundurn Group, [2007]

Summary:

Historical Distillates examines the history of the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto from its beginnings in 1843, when it was housed in simple quarters in the parliament buildings on Front Street and had just one faculty member. During the founding era (1843-1920) three British gentlemen professors guided the department through four homes; between 1920 and 1960 three Canadian heads built a highly influential department. Since 1960 eight chairmen have effectively managed a growing and diverse department while it ventured into exciting new fields and emerging sub-disciplines. New faculty, new programs, new locations, and a Nobel Prize have been highlights of the past few decades. With the completion of recent renovations and additions (such as the Davenport Research Building and Garden), with its distinguished faculty, top-rate staff, and excellent students, and with its dazzling array of equipment to support research, the department's future indeed looks bright.

Contents:

Introduction: Chemistry Comes to Upper Canada 17

Part I Gentleman Professors from Britain (1843-1920)

1 Father of Toronto Chemistry: Henry Croft (1843-1879) 27

2 William Pike and Undergraduate Research (1880-1900) 50

3 Gentleman and Officer: W.R. Lang (1900-1920) 65

Part II Early Canadian Leaders (1920-1960)

4 Builder and Skeptic: William Lash Miller (1920-1937) 85

5 Frank B. Kenrick and War Research (1937-1944) 102

6 A.R. Gordon and Postwar Expansion (1944-1960) 110

Part III Lash Miller's Legacy (1960-2005)

7 Expansion and Retrenchment (1960-1974) 129

8 Broadening the Base (1974-1993) 151

9 Chemistry in the Suburbs (1964-2005) 164

10 Probe and Measure: Instruments and Keepers (1960-2005) 175

11 Transforming the Lash Miller Building (1993-2006) 189

Appendix Chemistry Club Skits and Songs 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-244) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781550027099

1550027093

9781550027242

1550027247

OCLC:

77525180