Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Dr. Edward Navarre
Department of Chemistry, Box 1652
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL 62026
tel. 618.650.2076
fax. 618.650.3556
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The development of spectroscopy as a chemical tool spans >300 years and has involved the collaboration of chemists, physicists, scientists of every stripe, and all manner of gadget-makers. It also illustrates the interplay between the spheres of commercial enterprise and basic research.
from Analytical Chemistry, 2008. Part of a special symposium entitled "The Evolution of Analytical Sciences in the U.S.", organized by the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry for the ACS national meeting in Philadelphia (August 2008).