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Microwave Spectroscopy. By WALTER GORDY, Professor of Physics, Duke University; WILLIAM V. SMITH, Chairman of the Physics Department, University of Delaware; and RALPH F. TRAMBARULO, Assistant Professor of Physics, Pennsylvania State College. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y., 1953. xii + 446 pp. Price $3.00. * This is an excellent exposition of the instrumentation, basic theory, uses, and limitations of microwave spectroscopy for chemists, physicists, and other scientists who may find this kind of spectroscopy of some interest or value. The authors are foremost researchers in the field, and the senior author, at least, has done important work in the closely related field of molecular spectroscopy in the infrared region. The types of microwave spectrometers are discussed along with details concerning the unusual, to most spectroscopists, microwave spectrographic components. Considerable space is devoted to the theoretical background of molecular spectroscopy with, of course, emphasis on those parts directly concerned with microwave effects. The Stark and Zeeman effects, line shapes and intensities, collision broadening, nuclear quadrupole couplings, and the determination of molecular dimensions are all adequately discussed with sufficient references for those who desire to go further. For the chemist the applications to chemical analysis are discussed with restraint in spite of the phenomenally high spectral resolution attainable with microwaves. The limitations, such as the necessity for the molecules to be polar, are duly mentioned. Perhaps many chemists would have appreciated a more detailed treatment in this section, but microwave applications are in their infancy. The book is well constructed with many illustrations, references, and tables in a large appendix. Anyone suspecting that microwave spectroscopy could help him should certainly consult this book. R. C. GORE, Stamford, Connecticut
Books Received for Review M. L., BAILEY, KENNETH, AND EDSALL, J. T., (eds.), Advances in Protein Chemistry. Volume VIII. Academic Press, New York. 1953. x, 529 pp. $10.50. AUDUS, L. J., Plant Growth Substances. Interscience Publishers, New York. 1953. xx, 465 pp. $6.50. BAK, B$ROE, Elementary Introduction to Molecular Spectra. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam; Interscience Publishers, New York. 1954. x, 125 pp. $2.90. BELL, G. H., DAVIDSON, J. N., AND SCARBOROUCH, HAROLD, (eds.), Textbook of Physiology and Biochemistry. Second edition. E. & S. Livingston Ltd., Edinburgh and London; Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland. 1953. xii, 1002 pp. $10.00. Biologie und Wirkung der Fermente. 4. Colloquium der Gesellschaft fur physiologische Chemie am 17/18. April 1953 in Mosbach Baden. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Cijttingen, Heidelberg. 1953. vi, 176 pp. DM 19.60. BURP, DEAN, (ed.), Cell Chemistry: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Otto Warburg on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday. Elsevier Publishing Company, Houston, Texas. 1953.362 pp. $7.50. ANSON,
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DORFMAN, R. I. AND UNGAR, FRANK, Metabolism of Steroid Hormones. Burgess Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1954. vi, 170 pp. $4.00. FRISCH, 0. R. (ed.), Progress in Nuclear Physics. Volume 3. Academic Press, New York. 1953. viii, 279 pp. $9.50. GALE, E. F. AND DAVIES, R. (eds.), Adaptation in Micro-Organisms: Third Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology Held at the Royal Institution, London, April 1953. Cambridge University Press, London. 1953. x, 339 pp. $6.00. GRAY, C. H., Clinical Chemical Pathology. Williams &Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland; Edward Arnold, London. 1953. vi, 138 pp. $3.00. GURR, EDWARD, A Practical Manual of Medical and Staining Techniques. Interscience Publishers, New York. 1953. xx, 320 pp. $4.00. HARRIS, R., An Introduction to Human Biochemical Genetics. Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs, XXXVII. Cambridge University Press. New York and London. 1953. 96 pp. $2.75. The Harvey Lectures: Delivered under the Auspices of the Harvey Society of New York. 1952-1953. Series XLVIII. Academic Press, New York. 1954. x, 273 pp. $7.50. HUDSON, C. S. AND WOLFROM, M. L. (eds.), Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry. Volume 8. Academic Press, New York. 1953. xviii, 405 pp. $10.00. KARRER, PAUL, Lehrbuch der Organischen Chemie. 12th edition. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. 1954. xx, 949 pp. $14.20. Lu~ra, S. E., General Virology. John Wiley, New York; Chapman and Hall, London. 1953. xiv, 427 pp. $8.50. MCCARTY, MACLYN (ed.), Streptococcal Infections. Symposium Held at the New York Academy of Medicine, February 25 and 26, 1953. Columbia University Press, New York. 1954. x, 218 pp. $5.00. MCELROY, W. D. AND GLASS, BENTLEY (eds.), A Symposium on the Mechanism of Enzyme Action. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 1954. xvi, 819 pp. $11.00. MUELLER, EUGEN (ed.), Methoden der Organischen Chemie (Houben-Weyl). Volume II: Analytische Methoden, edited by F. Arnt et al. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. 1953. xxii, 1070 pp. DM 139. PLESCH, I’. I-I. (ed.), Cationic Polymerisation and Related Complexes. Academic Press, New York. 1953. xii, 166 pp. $4.00. RANUAJ,J+ .J. T. (ed.), Nature and Structure of Collagen. Papers presented for a discussion convened by the Colloid and Biophysics Committee of the Faraday So&t,y at King’s College, London, on 26 and 27 March, 1953. Academic Press, New York. 1953. x, 269 pp. $6.50. SH~ARTZ&IAN, GREGORY (ed.), The Effect of ACTH and Cortisone upon Infection and Resistance. Symposium held at the New York Academy of Medicine March 27 and 28, 1952. Columbia University Press, New York. 1953. x, 204 pp. $5.50. WAKSMAN, 8. A., Sergei N. Winogradsky: His Life and Work: TheStoryof a Great Bacteriologist. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1953. x, 150 pp.
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Microwave Spectroscopy. By WALTER GORDY, Professor of Physics, Duke University; WILLIAM V. SMITH, Chairman of the Physics Department, University of Delaware; and RALPH F. TRAMBARULO, Assistant Professor of Physics, Pennsylvania State College. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y., 1953. xii + 446 pp. Price $3.00. * This is an excellent exposition of the instrumentation, basic theory, uses, and limitations of microwave spectroscopy for chemists, physicists, and other scientists who may find this kind of spectroscopy of some interest or value. The authors are foremost researchers in the field, and the senior author, at least, has done important work in the closely related field of molecular spectroscopy in the infrared region. The types of microwave spectrometers are discussed along with details concerning the unusual, to most spectroscopists, microwave spectrographic components. Considerable space is devoted to the theoretical background of molecular spectroscopy with, of course, emphasis on those parts directly concerned with microwave effects. The Stark and Zeeman effects, line shapes and intensities, collision broadening, nuclear quadrupole couplings, and the determination of molecular dimensions are all adequately discussed with sufficient references for those who desire to go further. For the chemist the applications to chemical analysis are discussed with restraint in spite of the phenomenally high spectral resolution attainable with microwaves. The limitations, such as the necessity for the molecules to be polar, are duly mentioned. Perhaps many chemists would have appreciated a more detailed treatment in this section, but microwave applications are in their infancy. The book is well constructed with many illustrations, references, and tables in a large appendix. Anyone suspecting that microwave spectroscopy could help him should certainly consult this book. R. C. GORE, Stamford, Connecticut
Books Received for Review M. L., BAILEY, KENNETH, AND EDSALL, J. T., (eds.), Advances in Protein Chemistry. Volume VIII. Academic Press, New York. 1953. x, 529 pp. $10.50. AUDUS, L. J., Plant Growth Substances. Interscience Publishers, New York. 1953. xx, 465 pp. $6.50. BAK, B$ROE, Elementary Introduction to Molecular Spectra. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam; Interscience Publishers, New York. 1954. x, 125 pp. $2.90. BELL, G. H., DAVIDSON, J. N., AND SCARBOROUCH, HAROLD, (eds.), Textbook of Physiology and Biochemistry. Second edition. E. & S. Livingston Ltd., Edinburgh and London; Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland. 1953. xii, 1002 pp. $10.00. Biologie und Wirkung der Fermente. 4. Colloquium der Gesellschaft fur physiologische Chemie am 17/18. April 1953 in Mosbach Baden. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Cijttingen, Heidelberg. 1953. vi, 176 pp. DM 19.60. BURP, DEAN, (ed.), Cell Chemistry: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Otto Warburg on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday. Elsevier Publishing Company, Houston, Texas. 1953.362 pp. $7.50. ANSON,
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DORFMAN, R. I. AND UNGAR, FRANK, Metabolism of Steroid Hormones. Burgess Publishing Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1954. vi, 170 pp. $4.00. FRISCH, 0. R. (ed.), Progress in Nuclear Physics. Volume 3. Academic Press, New York. 1953. viii, 279 pp. $9.50. GALE, E. F. AND DAVIES, R. (eds.), Adaptation in Micro-Organisms: Third Symposium of the Society for General Microbiology Held at the Royal Institution, London, April 1953. Cambridge University Press, London. 1953. x, 339 pp. $6.00. GRAY, C. H., Clinical Chemical Pathology. Williams &Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland; Edward Arnold, London. 1953. vi, 138 pp. $3.00. GURR, EDWARD, A Practical Manual of Medical and Staining Techniques. Interscience Publishers, New York. 1953. xx, 320 pp. $4.00. HARRIS, R., An Introduction to Human Biochemical Genetics. Eugenics Laboratory Memoirs, XXXVII. Cambridge University Press. New York and London. 1953. 96 pp. $2.75. The Harvey Lectures: Delivered under the Auspices of the Harvey Society of New York. 1952-1953. Series XLVIII. Academic Press, New York. 1954. x, 273 pp. $7.50. HUDSON, C. S. AND WOLFROM, M. L. (eds.), Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry. Volume 8. Academic Press, New York. 1953. xviii, 405 pp. $10.00. KARRER, PAUL, Lehrbuch der Organischen Chemie. 12th edition. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. 1954. xx, 949 pp. $14.20. Lu~ra, S. E., General Virology. John Wiley, New York; Chapman and Hall, London. 1953. xiv, 427 pp. $8.50. MCCARTY, MACLYN (ed.), Streptococcal Infections. Symposium Held at the New York Academy of Medicine, February 25 and 26, 1953. Columbia University Press, New York. 1954. x, 218 pp. $5.00. MCELROY, W. D. AND GLASS, BENTLEY (eds.), A Symposium on the Mechanism of Enzyme Action. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 1954. xvi, 819 pp. $11.00. MUELLER, EUGEN (ed.), Methoden der Organischen Chemie (Houben-Weyl). Volume II: Analytische Methoden, edited by F. Arnt et al. Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. 1953. xxii, 1070 pp. DM 139. PLESCH, I’. I-I. (ed.), Cationic Polymerisation and Related Complexes. Academic Press, New York. 1953. xii, 166 pp. $4.00. RANUAJ,J+ .J. T. (ed.), Nature and Structure of Collagen. Papers presented for a discussion convened by the Colloid and Biophysics Committee of the Faraday So&t,y at King’s College, London, on 26 and 27 March, 1953. Academic Press, New York. 1953. x, 269 pp. $6.50. SH~ARTZ&IAN, GREGORY (ed.), The Effect of ACTH and Cortisone upon Infection and Resistance. Symposium held at the New York Academy of Medicine March 27 and 28, 1952. Columbia University Press, New York. 1953. x, 204 pp. $5.50. WAKSMAN, 8. A., Sergei N. Winogradsky: His Life and Work: TheStoryof a Great Bacteriologist. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1953. x, 150 pp.