Transforming matter : a history of chemistry from alchemy to the buckyball
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Transforming matter : a history of chemistry from alchemy to the buckyball
（Johns Hopkins introductory studies in the history of science）
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780801866098
Description
Chemistry explores the way atoms interact, the constitution of the stars, and the human genome. Knowledge of chemistry makes it possible for us to manufacture dyes and antibiotics, metallic alloys, and other materials that contribute to the necessities and luxuries of human life. In this volume, historian Trevor H. Levere emphasizes that understanding the history of these developments helps us to appreciate the achievements of generations of chemists. Levere examines the dynamic rise of chemistry from the study of alchemy in the 17th century to the development of organic and inorganic chemistry in the age of government-funded research and corporate giants. In the past two centuries, he points out, the number of known elements has quadrupled and, because of synthesis, chemistry has increasingly become a science that creates much of what it studies. Throughout the book, Levere follows a number of recurring themes: theories about the elements, the need for classification, the status of chemical science, and the relationship between practice and theory. He illustrates these themes by concentrating on some of chemistry's most influential and innovative practitioners.
The book therefore provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. First Steps: From Alchemy to Chemistry?
Chapter 2. Robert Boyle: Chemistry and Experiment
Chapter 3. A German Story: What Burns, and How
Chapter 4. An Enlightened Discipline: Chemistry as Science and Craft
Chapter 5. Different Kinds of Air
Chapter 6. Theory and Practice: The Tools of Revolution
Chapter 7. Atoms and Elements
Chapter 8. The Rise of Organic Chemistry
Chapter 9. Atomic Weights Revisited
Chapter 10. The Birth of the Teaching-Research Laboratory
Chapter 11. Atoms in Space
Chapter 12. Physical Chemistry
Chapter 13. The Nature of the Chemical Bond
Chapter 14. Conclusion: Where Now, and Where Next? New Frontiers
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: pbk ISBN 9780801866104
Description
Chemistry explores the way atoms interact, the constitution of the stars, and the human genome. Knowledge of chemistry makes it possible for us to manufacture dyes and antibiotics, metallic alloys, and other materials that contribute to the necessities and luxuries of human life. In Transforming Matter, noted historian Trevor H. Levere emphasizes that understanding the history of these developments helps us to appreciate the achievements of generations of chemists. Levere examines the dynamic rise of chemistry from the study of alchemy in the seventeenth century to the development of organic and inorganic chemistry in the age of government-funded research and corporate giants. In the past two centuries, he points out, the number of known elements has quadrupled. And because of synthesis, chemistry has increasingly become a science that creates much of what it studies. Throughout the book, Levere follows a number of recurring themes: theories about the elements, the need for classification, the status of chemical science, and the relationship between practice and theory.
He illustrates these themes by concentrating on some of chemistry's most influential and innovative practitioners. Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years.
Table of Contents
Contents: 1 First Steps: From Alchemy to Chemistry? 2 Robert Boyle: Chemistry and Experiment 3 A German Story: What Burns, and How 4 An Enlightened Discipline: Chemistry as Science and Craft 5 Different Kinds of Air 6 Theory and Practice: The Tools of Revolution 7 Atoms and Elements 8 The Rise of Organic Chemistry 9 Atomic Weights Revisited 10 The Birth of the Teaching-Research Laboratory 11 Atoms in Space 12 Physical Chemistry 13 The Nature of the Chemical Bond 14 Conclusion: Where Now, and Where Next? New Frontiers
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