Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball
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ISBN-13:
9780801866104
Veröffentl:
2001
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.08.2001
Seiten:
232
Autor:
Trevor H. Levere
Gewicht:
322 g
Format:
230x151x15 mm
Serie:
Johns Hopkins Introductory Stu
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
An up-to-date and easy to read history of chemistry, particularly useful for undergraduate survey courses. Levere deploys several (often divergent) schools of historical thought, thus exposing students to the varied contributions of each to our understanding, but without ever bogging down in technical matters that would not be meaningful to beginning students. -- Lawrence M. Principe, The Johns Hopkins University
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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