Hoffman, Theodore

Professors James Bolton and Harry King reviewed the manuscript of the previous edition of this book I have belatedly incorporated many of their excellent suggestions in this edition. I am also grateful to Professors Frank Meeks and Kenneth Sando who reviewed an earlier version of the present edition. Professor Vicki Chuckrow provided helpful advice on some mathematical points. The help of Dr. Theodore Hoffman of Wiley-Interscience is gratefully acknowledged. 

Some years ago in two review articles (Science 206, 13, 1979 La Recherche 10, 624, 1979), we briefly reviewed some of the emerging novel aspects of superacids. However, we soon realized that the field was growing so fast that to be able to provide a more detailed survey for the interested chemist a more comprehensive review was required. Hence, we welcomed the suggestion of our publisher and Dr. Theodore P. Hoffman, chemistry editor of Wiley-Interscience, that we write a monograph on superacids. 

We thank Ms. Cheri Gilmour for typing the manuscript and our editor. Dr. Theodore P. Hoffman, for helping along the project in his always friendly and efficient way. Many friends and colleagues offered helpful comments and suggestions and we are grateful to them all. 

Fig. 2-1. Theodore A. Hoffman patented this respirator in 1866. It is representative of the already developing protective mask designs of the post-American Civil War era. Ironically, these masks were superior to the ad hoc emergency masks used by the Allies after the Germans began chemical warfare in World War I. Reprinted from US Patent No. 58,255 25 Sep 1866.

Between the American Civil War and World War I, there were numerous additional patents and designs for protective devices that were used in industry, for fire fighting, and in mines. These included an improved mask by Lane, which had a rubber facepiece with an exhaust Theodore A. Hoffman s mask, which was made of cotton with an elastic border to protect against aerosols (Figure 2-1) Samuel Barton s mask with a metal-and-rub-ber facepiece, hood, goggles, and a charcoal filter and Charles A. Ash s mask, which added an air supply for use by miners.3... 

Hoffman, Darleane C. Ghiorso, Albert and Seaborg, Glenn Theodore (2000). The Transuranium People The Inside Story. London Imperial College Press. 

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