The Snowflake

About the Book

Where to go from here? What to do? The answers are often dictated by chance, sometimes by one’s own ambitions and, too often, by the decisions of others. Thus it is that the future of the young scientist in this story is determined. At each juncture, the die is cast. He is led to three continents, with other cultures and societies, in his quest of intellectual freedom and happiness.

About the Author

The author is a retired professor of physical chemistry at the University of Sciences and Technology of Lille, France. He has taught physics and physical chemistry in four countries over the past fifty years and has gained industrial experience from several major laboratories in North America. His research has included the direction of numerous theses and the publication of more than a hundred scientific papers.