Lowe, Derek B.,
The chemistry book : from gunpowder to graphene, 250 milestones in the history of chemistry / Derek B. Lowe. - New York: Sterling, 2016. - 527 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographic references (pages 514-524) and index.
"From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this lush and authoritative chronology presents 250 milestones in the world of chemistry. As the "central science" that bridges biology and physics, chemistry plays an important role in countless medical and technological advances. Covering entertaining stories and unexpected applications, chemist and journalist Derek B. Lowe traces the most important--and surprising--chemical discoveries"--
9781454911807 1454911808
2016304801
Chemistry--History--Popular works.
Chemistry.
Chemie.
Chemiker.
History.
Popular works.
QD11 / .L558 2016
540.9 / LOW
The chemistry book : from gunpowder to graphene, 250 milestones in the history of chemistry / Derek B. Lowe. - New York: Sterling, 2016. - 527 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographic references (pages 514-524) and index.
"From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this lush and authoritative chronology presents 250 milestones in the world of chemistry. As the "central science" that bridges biology and physics, chemistry plays an important role in countless medical and technological advances. Covering entertaining stories and unexpected applications, chemist and journalist Derek B. Lowe traces the most important--and surprising--chemical discoveries"--
9781454911807 1454911808
2016304801
Chemistry--History--Popular works.
Chemistry.
Chemie.
Chemiker.
History.
Popular works.
QD11 / .L558 2016
540.9 / LOW