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The focus of this study has been Erich Hückel’s professional passage from physics to physical chemistry to quantum chemistry. His scientific contributions during the 1930s paved the way for the emergence of quantum chemistry as an independent discipline in Germany, in research as well as in teaching. The critical exposition of his main research program in quantum chemistry reveals a hitherto neglected aspect in the history of science: the importance of Erich Hückel’s work on the quantum-theoretical foundations of organic chemistry.
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Karachalios, A. (2010). Summary and Concluding Remarks. In: Erich HÜckel (1896–1980). Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 283. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3560-8_8
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