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Eric Scerri
The world's leading researcher and author on the periodic table of the elements. -
secondary school
attended Walpole Grammar School in Ealing, London
from 1964-1971 -
undergraduate degree
entered Westfield College, University of London
to study for a Chemistry degree. -
master's degree
entered Southampton University
to study for master's degree in Physical Chemistry -
PhD
began a PhD in History & Philosophy of Science at King's College, University of London on the relationship between the periodic table and quantum mechanics -
obtained PhD
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post-doctoral fellow
London School of Economics in department of philosophy.
Working on the reduction of chemistry to quantum mechanics -
2nd post-doc
California Institute of Technology (Caltech),
working of Interdisciplinarity at the Beckman Institutes -
Began teaching at UCLA
chemistry and history & philosophy of science at UCLA -
Published first book as editor: The Philosophy of Chemistry: The Synthesis of a New Discipline,
Co-editor of, The Philosophy of Chemistry: The Synthesis of a New Discipline, Baird, D., Scerri, E.R., McIntyre, L., (eds.), volume 242 of Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Springer, Heidelberg, 2005, Spanish translation published by Fondo de Cultura Economica, Mexico City, 2011. -
published first book as author
Published, The Periodic Table, Its Story and Its Significance, OUP, 2007 -
Collected Papers on the Philosophy of Chemistry
Collected Papers on Philosophy of Chemistry by Eric Scerri,
Imperial College Press, London, 2008. -
Collected Papers on the Periodic Table by Eric Scerri,
Author of Collected Papers on the Periodic Table by Eric Scerri,
Imperial College Press, London, 2009. -
A Tale of Seven Elements
Author of A Tale of Seven Elements, Oxford University Press, 2013.
Awarded honorable mention at Los Angeles Book Fair, 2014.
Translated into Italian, Korean and Arabic. -
30-Second Elements
Consulting Editor, “30-second elements”, Ivy Press, UK, 2013. Translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Chinese etc. -
Philosophy of Chemistry, The Growth of a New Discipline
Co-editor with L. McIntyre, The Growth of a New Discipline, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol. 306, Springer, Heidelberg, 2014. -
Essays in The Philosophy of Chemistry,
Co-editor with Grant Fisher of, Essays in The Philosophy of Chemistry, Oxford University Press, New York, 2016. -
A Tale of Seven Scientists and A New Philosophy of Science,
A Tale of Seven Scientists and A New Philosophy of Science,Oxford University Press, 2016. -
Mendeleev to Oganesson.
Co-editor with Guillermo Restrepo of Mendeleev to Oganesson. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Periodic Table, Oxford University Press, 2018. -
2nd edition, A Very Short Introduction to the Periodic Table
Oxford University Press -
2nd edition of book, The Periodic Table
2nd edition of book, The Periodic Table, Its Story and Its Significance -
What is a Chemical Element?
Co-editor with Elena Ghibaudi, of What is An Element? Oxford University Press, New York, 2020.