The chemistry book : from gunpowder to graphene, 250 milestones in the history of chemistry / Derek B. Lowe.
By: Lowe, Derek B [author.].
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TextPublisher: New York: Sterling, 2016Description: 527 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781454911807; 1454911808.Subject(s): Chemistry -- History -- Popular works | Chemistry | Chemie | ChemikerGenre/Form: History. | Popular works.DDC classification: 540.9 LOC classification: QD11 | .L558 2016Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description Summary: "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"--
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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"--
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