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THE Association of Czechoslovak Scientists and Technicians and the Czechoslovak Research Institute, London, have issued a pamphlet with the above title, by Dr. G. Druce (New Europe Publishing Co., 29 St. James's Street, London, S.W.1. Pp.67. 3s. 6d.). It describes the life and contributions to science of Prof. Bohuslav Brauner (1855–1935) and the less known Frantisek Wald (1861–1930). An adequate account is given of Brauner's work in inorganic chemistry, which centred around the Periodic Law; and the theoretical views of Wald on stoichiometry and the theory of phases (which were highly rated by Ostwald) are explained in an intelligible way. The work, which has useful bibliographies, is a significant and interesting contribution to the history of chemistry.
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Two Czech Chemists. Nature 154, 15 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154015b0
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