Chemistry in 17th-Century New England

Gary Patterson

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This book explores the lively chemistry culture that arose during the 17th century in Colonial New England. This was chiefly due to the efforts of Joh... Lees meer

A Prehistory of Polymer Science

Gary Patterson Carnegie Mellon University

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• Polymer science is now an active and thriving community of scientists, engineers and technologists, but there was a time, not so long ago, when there ... Lees meer

A Time-Release History of the Opioid Epidemic

J N Campbell, Steven M Rooney

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This Brief takes the reader on a chemical journey by following the history for over two centuries of how an opiate became an opioid, thus spawning an ... Lees meer

How Aspirin Entered Our Medicine Cabinet

Steven M Rooney, J N Campbell

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This brief traces the story of one of our most common medicines - aspirin. On a journey involving science, diverse characters, shady business deals, i... Lees meer

László Zechmeister

Michaela Wirth

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• Lázlo Zechmeister was one of the pioneers in chromatology. He recognized the potential of the chromatographic method and made extensive use of it for ... Lees meer

Chemical and Petroleum Industries at Newtown Creek

Peter Spellane

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This book constructs a history of Newtown Creek's industrial expansion during the period that began in the 1840s and continued through the early years... Lees meer

Polymer Science from 1935-1953

Gary Patterson

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This sequel to A Prehistory of Polymer Science begins with the Faraday Discussion of 1935 on Polymerization. Patterson then examines the remarkable ri... Lees meer

The Quest for Aqua Vitae

Seth C Rasmussen

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is one of the most ubiquitous chemical compounds in the history of the chemical sciences. The generation of alcohol via fer... Lees meer

Holding Hands with Bacteria

Soňa Strbáňová

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This biographical brief outlines the remarkable life and career of British biochemist, Marjory Stephenson (1885-1948). In nine concise chapters, Strbá... Lees meer

The Chemical Works of Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Anders Lennartson

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This brief draws on the first modern book about Carl Wilhelm Scheele which was published in Swedish in 2015. Following an introduction and bibliograph... Lees meer

How Glass Changed the World

Seth C Rasmussen

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• Glass production is thought to date to 2500 BC and had found numerous uses by the height of the Roman Empire. Yet the modern view of glass-based chemi... Lees meer

Important Figures of Analytical Chemistry from Germany in Brief Biographies

D Thorburn Burns, R Klaus Müller, Reiner Salzer, Gerhard Werner

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• More than 80 personalities, in or from Germany, that over the centuries have shaped the development of analytical chemistry are introduced by brief bi... Lees meer

Frederick Sanger

Joe S Jeffers

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• In this Brief, Joe Jeffers uncovers the life and works of two-time Nobel Laureate Frederick Sanger. Following Sanger's early life to retirement, Jeffe... Lees meer

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

• Paperback | Engels | History of Chemistry | nr. 3
• 2010 Reprint of 1926 London Edition. Khalil Gibran [1887 - April 10, 1931] also known as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writ... Lees meer

The Chemical History of Color

Mary Virginia Orna

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• In this brief, Mary Virginia Orna details the history of color from the chemical point of view. Beginning with the first recorded uses of color and en... Lees meer

Bonds That Tie: Chemical Heritage and the Rise of Cannabis Research

J N Campbell

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This book traces the global chemical history of cannabidiol (CBD), which is a compound that originates partially from hemp (the fiber), marijuana (the... Lees meer

Theory Choice in the History of Chemical Practices

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This collection of essays examines the question of theory from the perspective of the history of chemistry. Through the lens of a number of different ... Lees meer

Up from Generality

Jay A Labinger

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• In this brief, renowned inorganic chemist Jay Labinger tracks the development of his field from a forgotten specialism to the establishment of an inde... Lees meer

The Iron(iii) Thiocyanate Reaction

Kevin C de Berg

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This Brief presents an historical investigation into the reaction between ferric ions and thiocyanate ions, which has been viewed in different ways th... Lees meer

A Brief History of the Metric System

Carmen J Giunta

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This book succinctly traces the history of the metric system from early modern proposals of decimal measures, to the birth of the system in Revolution... Lees meer

Carl Auer Von Welsbach: Chemist, Inventor, Entrepreneur

Roland Adunka, Mary Virginia Orna

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This Brief documents the life, discoveries and inventions of the chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach. Particular attention is given to his pioneering work ... Lees meer

Acetylene and Its Polymers

Seth C Rasmussen

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This Brief presents for the first time a detailed historical overview of the development of acetylene polymers, beginning with the initial discovery o... Lees meer

Early Russian Organic Chemists and Their Legacy

David E Lewis

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• The organic chemists of Russia during the pre-revolutionary period included some of the most creative and talented chemists of the nineteenth and earl... Lees meer

The Synthetic Nitrogen Industry in World War I

Anthony S Travis

• Paperback | Engels | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science | History of Chemistry
• This concise brief describes how the demands of World War I, often referred to as the Chemists' War, led to the rapid emergence of a new key industry ... Lees meer