"I feel sure that there are many problems in Chemistry which could be solved with far greater ease by this than by any other method. The method is surprisingly sensitive — more so even than that of Spectrum Analysis, requires an infinitesimal amount of material, and does not require this to be specially purified: the technique is not difficult if appliances for high vacua are available."
January 1, 1970
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