Title:

Bruce H. Mahan correspondence and manuscripts, 1960-1977

Creator/Contributor:

Mahan, Bruce H., creator

Collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence with colleagues in the field of chemistry dating from 1960 to 1977. Correspondence files are arranged chronologically by year. A small amount of correspondence is filed alphabetically by correspondent. Also included are drafts and typescript manuscripts of Mahan's publications, including a chemistry textbook and a book on thermodynamics.

Date:

1960 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca

Mahan, Bruce H -- Archives

Mahan, Bruce H -- Correspondence

University of California, Berkeley. -- Department of Chemistry.

Chemistry -- Textbooks

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Included in: History of Science and Technology Collection.

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Bruce H. Mahan correspondence and manuscripts, BANC MSS 87/110 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Bruce Mahan (1930-1982) was born in Connecticut and attended Harvard University as an undergraduate and as a doctoral student. His studies of physical chemistry with George Kistiakowsky, the noted Ukranian-American chemist and Harvard professor, launched a lifelong research interest in gas phase reaction kinetics. Mahan came to the University of California, Berkeley in 1956 and within a few years established a new freshman chemistry course, which remains the basis of many beginning chemistry courses in the United States. In 1965, Mahan wrote a textbook entitled University Chemistry for this course. The textbook sold over 500,000 copies, was translated into eight languages, and became a model upon which many subsequent freshman chemistry textbooks were based. Mahan served as chair of the chemistry department at UC Berkeley from 1968 to 1971. His research interests focused primarily on molecular collisional processes. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1976.

In English.

Type:

Manuscripts for publication.

Faculty papers.

print

2 cartons (2.5 linear feet)

English

Origin:

California

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for use.