Erich Hückel (1896-1980) : From Physics to Quantum Chemistry

Acknowledgments; Introduction 1 Erich Hückels Education and Scientific Awakening: The Path to Quantum Chemistry 2 Erich Hückels Research Agenda during the 1930s: Underpinning Organic Chemistry with Quantum Theory 3 The Controversy between Erich Hückel and Linus Pauling over the Benzene Problem 4 Linus Paulings Breakthrough to the Theory of Aromatic Compounds and Hückels Reaction 5 Hückels Efforts to Disseminate His Theory and Its Reception 6 Hückels Professional Career in National Socialist Germany 7 The Postwar Years 8 Summary and Concluding Remarks Appendix, I Abbreviations Used for Frequently Cited Journals II Archives III Bibliography