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Chemistry for Everyone
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Preparing and Presenting Chemical Genealogies Using Modern Methods. The Case of the University of Massachusetts–Amherst
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David L. Adams and Yann Tambouret
Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
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June 2004
Vol. 81 No. 6
p. 815
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This article describes the chemical genealogy of the University of Massachusetts–Amherst (UMass–Amherst) and the methods used in its construction and presentation. These methods have changed dramatically since the last article on chemical genealogy was published in the Journal in 1979. The availability of computer technology and the Internet for search and display capabilities has made the process and results more accurate and accessible. This enhanced accessibility, along with the accompanying reduced time commitment in preparing a genealogy, has engendered a resurgence of interest in the genealogies of chemistry departments around the country. This interest, as manifested in the several departmental genealogies developed over the past two decades, is documented. The article provides assistance to, and incentive for, those people wishing to compile their own individual or departmental genealogies. Alumni, department faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students have all responded positively to the genealogy. Genealogies find use in recognition of departmental faculty relationships, departmental histories, history of chemistry courses, and the human desire to know of one's background and origins.
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Adams, David L.; Tambouret, Yann. J. Chem. Educ. 2004 81 815.
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History / Philosophy; Public Understanding
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