A Short History of Chemistry: An Introduction to the Ideas and Concepts of Chemistry

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The easy style and the sympathy for the reader that have made Isaac Asimov one of the most successful writers on science of all time are applied here to the fascinating history of Professor Asimov's own field of specialization. From the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age the story of the step-by-step advance through the mysteries of the elements is recounted, and the impact of the great discoveries on civilization through applied chemistry is set forth in all its drama. ISAAC ASIMOV a short history of chemistry 5 52 CHEMISTRY ISAAC ASIMOV THE SCIENCE STUDY SERIES CONTENTS THE ANCIENTS ALCHEMY TRANSITION THE GASES ATOMS ORGANIC CHEMISTRY MOLECULAR STRUCTURE THE PERIODIC TABLE PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY INORGANIC CHEMISTRY ELECTRONS THE NUCLEAR ATOM NUCLEAR REACTIONS THE ANCIENTS ff «1 ^Firg^ Air A^afe^. Eartk ALCHEMY TRANSITION THE GASES ATOMS O © Q © 0 e © 7 © © © (i) 0 OCD (DO oe O&D O®O ORGANIC CHEMISTRY MOLECULAR STRUCTURE o II II H3C CH THE PERIODIC TABLE Дии !>