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by Adrian G. Brook; McBryde


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Historical Distillates examines the history of the Chemistry Department at the University of Toronto, describing important events and triumphs through the years.

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  • Title Historical Distillates: Chemistry at the University of Toronto Since 1843
  • Author Adrian G. Brook; McBryde
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 258
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dundurn Press, Toronto
  • Date 2007-03-24
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Index, Recycled Paper, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781550027242 / 1550027247
  • Weight 0.92 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 6.49 x 0.6 in (22.81 x 16.48 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Dewey Decimal Code 540.71

About the author

W.A.E. (Peter) McBryde, PhD, taught at Toronto and later at the University of Waterloo, where he was head of chemistry and then dean of science. He began this proejct in the 1980s, but illness forced him to abandon it. He died in 2004.

Adrian G. Brook, PhD, completed the manuscript after retirement. he joined the chemistry department in 1953 and chaired it in the early 1970s. he has received numerous awards for his esearch in organosilicon chemistry.

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