Biography:Marco Fontani
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Marco Fontani | |
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| Born | 5 May 1969 Florence, Italy |
| Nationality |  Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Known for | "The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side" book |
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| Fields | History of Chemistry, electrochemistry, organometallic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Florence |
Marco Fontani[1] (born 5 May 1969 in Florence) is a chemist and chemistry historian, author of over 120 publications in materials chemistry, organometallic chemistry, electrochemistry and the history of chemistry. He is also a member of the board of directors[2] of the Italian National Society of History of Chemistry (Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica).[3]
He wrote the books: The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side[4] and Chemistry and Chemists in Florence: From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center.[5] Both edited in Italian and English.
He has been working at the Department of Organic Chemistry at the University of Florence since 2003.
References
- ↑ "University Of Florence profile". http://www.unifi.it/p-doc2-2013-000000-F-3f2a3d32342d2e-0.html.
- ↑ "Ugo Schiff Conference Proceedings, scientific committee members list". http://www.consiglio.regione.toscana.it/upload/eda/pubblicazioni/pub4064.pdf.
- ↑ "GNSC members list". http://www.gnfsc.it/page5/page12/page12.html.
- ↑ Fontani, Marco; Costa, Mariagrazia; Orna, Mary Virginia (2014). The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table’s Shadow Side. Oxford University Press. p. 576pp. ISBN 9780199383344.;
- ↑ Fontani, Marco; Costa, Mariagrazia; Orna, Mary Virginia (2016). Chemistry and Chemists in Florence: From the Last of the Medici Family to the European Magnetic Resonance Center. Springer-Verlag. p. 136pp. ISBN 978-3319308548.;
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