The Maximum Quantum Yield Controversy

Download or read book The Maximum Quantum Yield Controversy written by Kärin Nickelsen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2011 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whoever turns to the history of photosynthesis research in the twentieth century is soon confronted with the fact that one of its most exciting periods, the years from 1920 to 1960, was in large part overshadowed by a bitter controversy in which many of the leading scientists in the field were involved. It centered on the question, how efficient the process of photosynthesis was. This book attempts a reconstruction of the course of the controversy, based on previously unknown archival sources, and analyzes the arguments brought forward by the two parties.