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Searching... | 30000001021926 | TP1175.S6 I57 1990 | Open Access Book | Proceedings, Conference, Workshop etc. | Searching... |
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Summary
Summary
Organic Coatings is the first complete history of coatings science and technology in one comprehensive volume. Eminent coating pioneers who led the development of decorative and protective coatings, ranging from the earliest oleoresinous paints to modern polyurethane coatings. In addition to historical background, the contributions include valuable practical information on coating properties, structure, equipment, testing and applications, along with illustrations and tables to supplement the text. This book will be highly accessible to readers with only a cursory background knowledge of chemistry. Organic Coatings provides the background necessary to understanding modern coatings, with a compelling look ahead to coatings of the future.
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Choice Review
Libraries should consider acquiring this volume because it is one of the early products of the Center for the History of Chemistry (CHOC) and its project on the history of polymer chemistry; it is an important, albeit highly specialized contribution. Without this work, one is not likely to easily access the eclectic world of organic coatings and its interesting personal and scientific history. But having so recommended it, this reviewer must also express sadness at the apparent unwillingness on the part of editors and publisher to demand (or do) the heavy work required to meld this disparate and uneven collection of little more than long symposium abstracts (from a 1989 international conference) into a book that commands the respect deserved. The camera-ready copy is totally inconsistent, often uncorrected, and poorly printed. A few chapters are very good--thoughtful, well written and well produced, with good and comprehensive lists of references; many other chapters range from feeble attempts to just plain terrible. There are 37 entries in no apparent order, beginning with "Origin and Development of Polymeric Coatings" and ending with a history of styrene copolymers; in between (and worth noting) are an excellent piece on polyurethanes, a curious pastiche on coatings and aircraft, and one genuine piece of historical scholarship on Roy Kienle, a polymer pioneer. Level: advanced undergraduate and up.
