Modern Techniques in Computational Chemistry: MOTECC™ -89

摘要: In a way the MOTECC-89 project started in early sixties at IBM Research Laboratory San Jose, California. The six years of post-doctoral research, first with Giulio Natta on conductive polymers, Michael Kasha spin-orbit effects, Kenneth S. Pitzer high temperature molecules and thermo dynamics R. Mulliken quantum chemistry small had demonstrated pragmatically importance broad-based research also let me taste some excitement to be derived from interdisciplinarity. Thus when I gather department newly opened California, purposely named it "Large Scale Scientific Computation Department," avoiding reference chemistry, physics, statistical mechanics or fluid dynamics, which were our main tasks. interdisciplinarity was more recognized as most important if not nec essary avenue cope technical needs society. However, that time synonymous "team work," true formidably difficult objective. Although headed an excellent group scientists different backgrounds there much progress creativity, still each one us less conducting his own field occasional cross-field partnerships computational techniques common base. Later, 1974, made second attempt, this starting new Donegani Institute, Montedison, Novara, Italy."