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The End of an Era Within a one-month period earlier this year four of analytical chemistry’s senior scientists died. This unfortunate coincidence reminds us of the important contributions made by a pioneering group of people that helped shape our discipline during its formative years. These four pioneers were Professors Earle R. Caley, Philip J. Elving, Ernest B. Sandell, and A1 Steyermark. Generations of chemists are indebted to these men for their books, which have become classics and which form the base upon which modern analytical chemistry is built. Prof. Earle R. Caley, Professor Emeritus at the Ohio State University, was an expert on the application of modern analytical methods to the study of archeological artifacts of ancient Greece and the Middle East and had written several definitive books on the subject. He is recognized by his colleagues as having made a significant contribution to an area of knowledge without regard for the utilitarian justifications of technology. Prof. Philip J. Elving, Professor Emeritus a t the University of Michigan, was coeditor with Prof. I. M. Kolthoff of the “Treatise on Analytical Chemistry,” started in 1959, and probably the most comprehensive systematic work ever undertaken in this field. Most of the leaders in our field have at one time or another contributed to this valuable sourcebook. Prof. Ernest B. Sandell, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota, contributed much to trace analysis and microchemistry and was a recognized expert in geochemistry. He is perhaps best known for his outstanding book “Colorimetric Determination of Traces of Metals,” which went through four editions. He was also coauthor with I. M. Kolthoff of the first scientific textbook on analytical chemistry, the first edition of which appeared in 1936. Prof. A1 Steyermark was Editor of the Microchemical Journal. After 33 years as a chemist at Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., he retired to become Visiting Professor of Chemistry at Rutgers University for the past 15 years. His text, “Quantitative Organic Microanalysis,” is an important reference book in the field. In addition to being prolific authors, these men were dedicated teachers and researchers whose impact on the current generation of analytical chemists is well documented. It is informative to refer to “A History of Analytical Chemistry,” edited by H. A. Laitinen and G. W. Ewing and published by the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry, to more fully appreciate the role of these and other leaders in our field.
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