History of aerosol science

The History of aerosol science is a symposium volume that provides a written record of the First Symposium on the History of Aerosol Science, held from 31 August to 2 September, 1999 in Vienna, Austria. The symposium was held in the sumptuous surroundings of the Theatersaal of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The high cultural standing of the event can be judged from the front cover of the book, which carries a reproduction of La Grande Famille by Rene Magritte, and the Appendix which contains the musical score of Haze, Fume and Spray by Meinhard Rudenhauer. This was an original work composed for the opening of the symposium. The symposium volume contains a prologue by Othmar Preining of the Clean Air Commission of the Austrian Academy of …