Pioneering ideas for the physical and chemical sciences : Josef Loschmidt's contributions and modern developments in structural organic chemistry, atomistics, and statistical mechanics : proceedings of the Joseph Loschmidt Symposium, held June 25-27, 1995, in Vienna, Austria

Organic Structural Chemistry: The Significance of the Hydrogen Bond for Physiology Aromatic Rings as Hydrogen Bond Acceptors M. Perutz. Natural Product Structure Elucidation: 1950-2000 C. Djerassi. Conformational Analysis-the Elevation of Two-Dimensional Formulas into the Third Dimension E. Eliel. Thoughts and Experiments on a Chemical Etiology of the Nucleic Acid Structure A. Eschenmoser. Physics and Physical Chemistry: The Precise Determination of Loschmidt's Number (Avogadro Constant) as a Step Towards a Redefinition of the SI Unit of Mass P. Becker. Loschmidt's Reversibility Argument and the H-Theorem H. Spon. The Arrow of Time-Statistics and the Universe H. Bondi. Stability of Matter W. Thirring. Loschmidt's Biography, Loschmidt's World: Josef Loschmidt-Some Biographical Remarks H. Sexl. From Curiosity to Passion: Loschmidt's Route From Philosophy to Natural Science P.M. Schuster. Scientific Discussion and Friendship between Loschmidt and Boltzmann D. Flamm. Josef Loschmidt's Economic Ideas: Protective Tariffs and National Welfare F. Weber. Appendices: The Scientific Publications of J. Loschmidt. The Josef-Loschmidt-Symposium 1995. 20 Additional Articles. Index.