Oxford University Press has just signed a contract with us to write the first comprehensive history of computational chemistry, which will be available in early 2009. Oxford University Press USA produces approximately 500 titles each year, of which 250 are scholarly research monographs, and imports close to 800 such works from our UK and branch offices. OUP USA has 3,300 scholarly books in print and stocks another 8,700 imports from other Oxford Press offices around the world. All publications are first vetted by OUP's Delegates, who are leading scholars at Oxford University and from other top US institutions.
Background: Remember high school chemistry? Dull, and generally boring, unless you managed to blow up the lab. If that's your view of chemistry, and the scientists who practice it, you need to meet a very different type of chemist, computational chemists. In addition to the time they spend developing new drugs and materials, they are frequently accomplished musicians, cooks, wind surfers, marathon runners, sports statisticians, civil war historians, climbers, travel junkies, private pilots, surfers, skiers, movie buffs, scuba divers, underwater photographers, and more.
When you consider the often extreme hobbies enjoyed by this group, it should come as no surprise that they have created an industry that started with a basic theory, and grew from one company in the 70's to more than 40 companies by 2007. This discipline is now practiced worldwide in every chemistry-oriented company, and there are success stories to support their efforts in the development of new treatments for HIV and some forms of cancer, cardiovascular disease, new materials, and a host of other discoveries.
Along the way, scientific theories, approaches to solving problems, and motives of the varied personalities shaped the way the industry has evolved. Since the majority of the scientists who developed the software have lived to observe the successful use of their tools in industry, it is the right time to tell the story of the unique relationships that developed between academia, industry, and a growing software effort. At this point in time, it is still possible to interview, and share the stories of scientists who were ahead of their time in bringing computational techniques to bear on research problems.
"The History of Computational Chemistry" will provide an insider's view of a truly unusual industry populated by an unforgettable group of scientists, and it will provide the reader with a clear perspective of the science upon which the companies are based as well as the business forces that shaped the growth of this industry. The history of the companies including their mergers, acquisitions, and occasional failures, will be detailed as well as the relationships they developed with scientists using their tools in companies around the world. Numerous interviews and archival photographs will personalize the history of this adventurous group of software entrepreneurs.
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