Acetylene and Its Polymers: 150+ Years of History - Seth C. Rasmussen - Google Books

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This Brief presents for the first time a detailed historical overview of the development of acetylene polymers, beginning with the initial discovery of acetylene in 1836 and continuing up through the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The polymerization of…