ISBN10: 0801866103, ISBN13: 9780801866104, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Softcover Book is in NEW condition.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

ISBN10: 0801866103, ISBN13: 9780801866104, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Softcover
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ISBN10: 0801866103, ISBN13: 9780801866104, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD] Softcover Paperback. 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. ...
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ISBN10: 0801866103, ISBN13: 9780801866104, [publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr] Softcover illustrated edition. 232 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]

Johns Hopkins University Press 2001 Trade paperback New 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. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 232 pages, 25, 13 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDX; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326. 2001. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0801866103, ISBN13: 9780801866104, [publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press] Softcover
[Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

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[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]

Johns Hopkins Univ Pr 2001 Softcover New Illustrated edition. 232 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.50 inches.