The 95th Edition of the Handbook includes new tables and major
updates and expansions. A new series highlighting the achievements
of some of the major historical figures in chemistry and
physics was initiated with the 94th edition. This series is continued
with this edition which is focused on Galileo Galilei, James
Clerk Maxwell, Marie Sklodowska Curie, and Linus Carl Pauling.
This series, which provides biographical information, a list of major
achievements, and notable quotations attributed to each of the
renowned chemists and physicists, will be continued in succeeding
editions. Each edition will feature two chemists and two physicists.
The following new tables have been added to this edition: