Peter Atkins
Peter Atkins was born in 1940. Their most popular book is The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction with 12 saves and an average rating of 4.33.
Author Bio
Peter William Atkins FRSC (born 10 August 1940) is an English chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He retired in 2007. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Atkins is also the author of a number of popular science books, including Atkins' Molecules, Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science and On Being.
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560 primary books482 released booksAuthored 0% of series
Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions is a 482-book series with 482 released primary works first released in 1469 with contributions by Mary Beard, John Henderson, and Nicholas Cook.
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22 primary booksAuthored 9% of series
Scientific American Library Series
Scientific American Library Series is a 22-book series with 22 released primary works first released in 1982 with contributions by Philip Morrison, Phylis Morrison, and Office of Charles and Ray Eames.
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25 primary books18 released booksAuthored 4% of series
Elementaire Deeltjes
Elementaire Deeltjes is a 18-book series with 18 released primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Ineke Sluiter, Rana Mitter, and Michael Eliot Howard.
