Chaim Weizmann

Scientist, Statesman, and Architect of Science Policy

edited by Benjamin Z. Kedar

Book cover: Chaim Weizmann

Extent: 340 pages

Publisher: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Subjects: Jewish Studies, Social Sciences 

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2017)

ISBN: 9789652082251

5.87 x 9.41 inches

Price: $55.00

In stock

Joshua Jortner - Preface List of Abbreviations Benjamin Z. Kedar - Introduction: Chaim Weizmann, Scientist and Statesman Joshua Jortner - Weizmann's Organic Chemistry in Academia and Industry Shaul Katz - Weizmann's Science Policy I. Weizmann the Scientist: The Early Period II. The University Plans, 1902-1925 III. From Jerusalem to Rehovot, from a Research-and-Teaching University to Research Institutes Hedva Ben-Israel - Weizmann and the Hebrew University Issachar Unna - Wealth or Genius? The Struggle of Weizmann and Einstein for Academic Excellence at the Hebrew University Ruth Arnon - The Weizmann Institute of Science: A Living Memorial to the Founder of Scientific Research in Israel Benjamin Z. Kedar - The Description of Weizmann's First Encounter with Balfour, 1906: Legendary or Factual? Shlomo Avineri - Weizmann: The Making of a Statesman Shulamit Volkov - Weizmann and His Scientific Colleagues in Germany: Competitors and Standard-Bearers Benny Morris - Weizmann and the Arabs Raphael Mechoulam - Weizmann: Applied Science and Patents Raphael Lamed and Ed Bayer - Discovery of the Cellulosome: In the Footsteps of Weizmann's Vision for Biofuels Chaim Weizmann: List of Scientific Publications, compiled by Benjamin Z. Kedar Chaim Weizmann: List of Patents, compiled by Yigal Burstein Unpublished Passages on Science in the Drafts of Weizmann's Autobiography, Trial and Error Illustrations Joshua Jortner - Concluding Remarks Contributors to this Volume

  • Edited by Benjamin Z. Kedar