Linus Pauling - TWO HYDROGEN-BONDED SPIRAL CONFIGURATIONS OF THE POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN - First Printed Notice of the Blockbuster Discovery; + Paper on STRUCTURES of COMPLEX-MOLECULES
1950 Linus Pauling & Robert B Corey - TWO HYDROGEN-BONDED SPIRAL CONFIGURATIONS OF THE POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN - First Printed Disclosure of their Important RESEARCH FINDINGS;
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Linus Pauling, Philip A. Baughan, and J. H. Sturdivant - THE DETERMINATION of the STRUCTURES of COMPLEX-MOLECULES and IONS from X-RAY DIFFRACTION by THEIR SOLUTIONS: The STRUCTURES of the GROUPS...
Both in this complete, original volume of THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. LXXII [72], September-December 1950.
EASTON Pennsylvania: Mace Printing Company, 1950.
Contains the first notification by Linus Pauling and Robert B. Corey of their discovery of the "TWO HYDROGEN-BONDED SPIRAL CONFIGURATIONS OF THE POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN". This was a stunning announcement with far reaching scientific implications. The brief letter announcing their research findings is on page 5349. It was a "Big Bang" announcement, so to speak, that led to incredible developments in the scientific and medical fields.
Also contains a paper by Linus Pauling, Philip A. Baughan, and J. H. Sturdivant titled: THE DETERMINATION of the STRUCTURES of COMPLEX-MOLECULES and IONS from X-RAY DIFFRACTION by THEIR SOLUTIONS: The STRUCTURES of the GROUPS... This paper is on pages 5477- 5486.
Hardcovers, burgundy cloth covered boards, gilt titling to the spine, 8x10 inches, thick with over 2000 pages (numbered 3835-5891). The complete Volume 72. Filled with MANY scientific papers and letters in addition to those by Linus Pauling and his group, but none as IMPACTFUL.
Laid-in is a note by a previous owner that reads: "NOTE : This is Linus Pauling's first work on structure of Proteins. Very Important."
NEAR FINE condition: The initials "J. E. R." are gilt embossed at the bottom of the cover's spine (perhaps a previous owner who had the work professionally bound), the title page has a 1 inch closed tear, otherwise the volume is just lightly used, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A very nice, solid and presentable copy; rarely found in this condition.
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