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The Road to Chemical Names and Eponyms: Discovery, Priority, and Credit
Author(s) -
Cintas Pedro
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200330074
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , attribution , process (computing) , business process discovery , computer science , data science , natural language processing , history , psychology , engineering , operations management , social psychology , work in process , business process modeling , programming language , business process , operating system
Discovery is a two‐step process —finding and comprehending (see scheme). The history of chemistry contains incorrect attributions, mistakes, and problems created by conflicting interpretations. But retrospective analyses can set matters straight and give credit where credit is due. Language and naming also convey a fascinating human side to research and illustrate that chemical discovery is multifaceted, evolutionary, and very much alive.