title: A historical perspective and commentary on pioneering developments in gas chromatography/mass spectrometry at MIT.
abstract: Klaus Biemann has helped shape many aspects of the field of modern mass spectrometry. This paper reviews and comments on some of his innovative contributions to gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) during the 1960s and 1970s with particular emphasis on the molecular separator, a comprehensive plan for the acquisition and processing of GC/MS data and the application of GC/MS to the analysis of drugs in emergency cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans