High Polymers

Abstract

IN spite of the difficulty in prosecuting academic work on high polymers during the War, there has almost been a flood of literature, both books and discussions, on this topic. The reason is not far to seek. In the immediate pre-war years the subject was just getting into its stride, and though the rate of progress has naturally been drastically cut down, many workers have been able to make a substantial contribution when an opportunity for discussion has arisen. In the volume under review, the Physics and Chemistry Sections of the New York Academy of Sciences combined to stage a joint discussion to bring both the chemical and physical aspects of the subject into contact and, it is hoped, alignment. There were eight papers contributed to the meeting, with a general introduction by R. M. Fuoss. Some of the material is new, but the majority of the papers are reviews of published work.

High Polymers

By Raymond M. Fuoss J. Abere W. O. Baker Henry Eyring John D. Ferry Paul J. Flory C. S. Fuller G. Goldfinger R. A. Harman Maurice L. Huggins H. M. Hulbert H. Mark H. Naidus Charles C. Price John Rehner Jr. Robert Simha A. V. Tobolsky. (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 44, Article 4.) Pp. 263–444. (New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1943.)