Simonetta, Massimo

These words were read by Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society in London in mid-April, 1800. They constitute the opening sentence of Alessandro Volta s letter, despatched from Como on 20 March, 1800. I chose to open this lecture with these historical comments because, like others here this evening, I rejoice in being in Como, the birthplace of Plinius the Elder and Plinius the Younger, and also the place where Alessandro Volta was bom and where he died. In common with millions of scientists world-wide, I have revered the memory of Volta ever since I first heard of his work. That reverence was enhanced when, nearly twenty years ago, my dear fnend, the late Massimo Simonetta, with whom I had an exciting collaboration up until he passed... 

Bond orbitals and bond energy in elementary phosphorus. J. Chem. Phys. 20 (1952) 29-34. (Linus Pauling and Massimo Simonetta). 

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