About Adrian G. Brook Adrian G. Brook, PhD, completed the manuscript after retirement. he joined the chemistry department in 1953 and chaired it in the early 1970s. he has received numerous awards for his esearch in organosilicon chemistry. Books by Adrian G. Brook Historical Distillates Chemistry at the University of Toronto since 1843 by (author) Adrian G. Brook & W.A.E. (Peter) McBryde