From Caveman to Chemist: Circumstances and Achievements

by Hugh W. Salzberg

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Tracing the oddities of the history of chemistry. Salzberg examines cultural and political influences on the ideas of chemists. He follows the evolution of chemistry from the Stone Age beginnings of ceramics and metallurgy, through the rise and decline of alchemy, to the culmination of classical chemistry in the late nineteenth century. Chapters one through nine lead from prehistoric technology, through ancient and medieval science to the study of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0841217874

ISBN13:9780841217874

Release Date:May 1991

Publisher:American Chemical Society

Length:294 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 8.9"

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Chemistry Earth Sciences Environmental Science Environmental Studies General & Reference History & Philosophy Humanities Language Arts Linguistics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Words, Language & Grammar

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