Creations of Fire Chemistry’s Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic Age
he history of chemistry is a story of human endeavor-and as er T ratic as human nature itself. Progress has been made in fits and starts, and it has come from all parts of the globe. Because the scope of this history is considerable (some 100,000 years), it is necessary to impose some order, and we...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY
Springer US
1995, 1995
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. 1995 |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | |
| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I
- 1. ca. 100,000–300 BCE: Prehistoric Chemist to Chemical Philosopher—The Seeds
- 2. ca. 300 BCE–600 CE: Alexandria and Alchemy
- 3. ca. 200 BCE–1000 CE: From Rome to Baghdad
- 4. ca. 1000–1200: Alchemy Translates from East to West
- 5. ca. 1300–1500: The Evolution of European Alchemy
- 6. ca. 1600: Philosophers of Fire
- 7. ca. 1700: The Search for System and Phlogiston
- II
- 8. ca. 1700: Révolution!
- 9. ca. 1800–1848: Après Le Déluge
- 10. ca. 1800–1848: The Professional Chemist
- 11. ca. 1848–1914: Thermodynamics—The Heat of the Matter
- 12. ca. 1830–1914: Organic Chemistry—Up from the Ooze
- 13. ca. 1848–1914: Inorganic Elements and Ions—New Earths and Airs
- 14. ca. 1848–1914: Analytical, Industrial, and Biochemistry—Creations of Coal
- III
- 15. ca. 1914–1950: Quantum Chemistry—The Belly of the Beast
- 16. ca. 1914–1950: Polymers and Proteins: Links in the Chain
- 17. ca. 1914–1950: New Materials and Methods—Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Grow
- 18. ca. 1914–1950: Chemical Kinetics—Boom or Bust
- 19. ca. 1914–1950: Radiochemistry—Dalton Dissected
- 20. The Best Is Yet To Come
- Endnotes
- Annotated Bibliography