From man's first exploration of natural materials and their transformations to today's materials science, chemistry has always been the central discipline that underpins both the physical and biological sciences, as well as technology.
In this Very Short Introduction, William H Brock traces the unique appeal of this fundamental science throughout history. Covering alchemy, early-modern chemistry, pneumatic chemistry and Lavoisier's re-interpretation of chemical change, the rise of organic and physical chemistry, and the transforming power of synthesis, Brock explores the extraordinary and often puzzling transformations of natural and artificial materials, as well as the men and women who experimented, speculated, and
explained matter and change.
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- Illustrations Note:
- 17 black and white halftones and line drawings
- Authors:
- Brock, William H. (Emeritus Professor of History of Science, University of Leicester)
- Year Published:
- 2016
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780198716488
- Number of Pages:
- 176
- Publication Date:
- 28/01/2016
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Series:
- Very Short Introductions
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford
- SKU:
- 9780198716488