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Somorjai - surface scientist
- jgamman 19y agoyeah, not many chemists kicking around here but i assure you, surface science powers the world, your biology and incidentally, all of your chips.
- iamwil 19y agoOther than wikipedia, where would one find out more? Is there any definitive intro to the subject?
- brent 19y agoI'm sure your intention wasn't to spend a hundred on the subject, but Somorjai has an introductory book which I think is worth noting. http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Surface-Chemistry-Catalysis-Somorjai/dp/0471031925/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207750060&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Surface-Chemistry-Catalys...
- iamwil 19y agoI was rather amused to find out that he loved history as a kid, and then went on to excel in Chem E. At the time, I had always thought that what you liked as a kid is what you should do as an adult, since those are the stories that you hear all the time, but as I got older, I see more instances where people grow and their interests change.