Two Histories of Research in Chemical Periodical Reactions
Keywords:
the history of science, research area, the oscillatory chemical processes, scientific leadership, the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, the triad principle, the principle of expansion, the first generalizations, Dark ageAbstract
The paper is about the phenomenon of two histories of the same research area – the area of research in the chemical periodical processes. The phenomenon of two histories has resulted from the struggle for leadership and priority. The first history has been formed as a prehistory of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction. The triad principle is realized in this history: the first research in chemical oscillations, «Dark age», Belousov’s research and its extension by Zhabotinsky and his group. The second history has been written by researches who were not directly connected with Zhabotinsky’s group. It is constructed according the principle of expansion: the first observations and research, the first generalizations and theories, the differentiation of research. The “Dark age” is absent in this history.
