Albert Rosenfeld 
Quintessence of Irving Langmuir [PDF ebook] 
The Commonwealth and International Library: Selected Readings in Physics

The Quintessence of Irving Langmuir is the first full-length biography of Irving Langmuir, accompanying the book entitled The Collected Works of Irving Langmuir. The major focus of this book is on Langmuirs early life, including his family background and experiences that shaped his exceptional character and profession. This text also provides some of Langmuirs technical works and reviews of other scientists regarding his work. This particular topic is to present Langmuir as a scientist. This book will best serve those interested in Langmuirs life and contributions.