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Editore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2000
ISBN 10: 080186609XISBN 13: 9780801866098
Da: Alien Bindings, BALTIMORE, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, 1st printing in Like New condition. The covers are in great shape. The binding is square and tight. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 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. Levere examines the dynamic rise of chemistry from the study of alchemy in the seventeenth 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. 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.
Editore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001
ISBN 10: 080186609XISBN 13: 9780801866098
Da: dsmbooks, Liverpool, Regno Unito
Libro
hardcover. Condizione: Good. Good. book.