A history of nomenclature of organic chemistry ... - ACS Publications

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documentation he received the ACS's Austin M. Patterson Award in 1973. Following his mandatory retirement from the university in 1961 at the age of 70, Verkade began composing a series of 16 articles entitled A training manual is included in the form "Etudes Historiques snr la Nomenclature of 16 unbound pages. I t resembles more of a d e la Chimie Organique" published in workbook than a user's guide, because it French over a span of 13 years (19661979) provides space far students to record data in the Bulletin de la SociBtt. Chimique de from various screen displays. Precise direcFrance. These essays, ranging in length tions are given for a series of parameter from 13 to 52 pages and translated into Encombinations that yield results ranging glish by S. G. Davies of Oxford University from exploding the plant to providing areaunder the auspices of the Verkade Fund of sonable profit. the Koninklijke Nederlandsehe Chemisehe I found the program entertaining and of Vereniging (Royal Netherlands Chemical considerable educational benefit. Students Society, KNCV) and edited by five former enioved . the animation and eranhics. The co-workers of Verkade's from Dutch and theor? reprebentrd a fine enhnnremmt to Belgian universities, comprise the hook unthe traditional le~turt.on this process. The der review. A tribute to Verkade and monnexcitrmrnt that resulted from the studrnts' mental document in its own right, the volcompeting for the most efficient manufacume describes in detail firsthand with nnturing plant is a significant motivational merous examples and several 100 references force. Students can also see a "real" world the history of organic chemical nomenclarelationship between chemistry and ecoture beginning with the Geneva Nomenclanomics. This oroeram .. is a maim ,~imoroveture of 1892. Of interest and value to pracmcnt ovrr other attempts to simulate the ticing organic chemists, nomenclature speHnher yrurear. It uffcrs greater realisln, imcialists, and historians of chemistry, the proved graphics, and a rrlarlcmship between vulurne ~ P W N F Sa place on thr b