Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1982. Scholarly text based on Prof. Bernstein's Hinshelwood Lectures at Oxford in 1980, presents a detailed outline of the dynamics of elementary gaseous reactions and the contributions to this field made by molecular beam and laser techniques. Includes comparisons of the relative theoretical and experimental efficacies of reagents' electronic, vibrational, rotational, or mutual translational energies, on their reactivity. 262 pgs. Illustrated. Includes a photograph and chronology of Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897-1967). Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.