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Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball [Johns
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- ISBN
- 9780801866104
- Subject Area
- Science
- Publication Name
- Transforming Matter : a History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Subject
- History, Chemistry / General
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Series
- Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Width
- 7.9 in
- Item Weight
- 10.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 232 Pages, 256 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801866103
ISBN-13
9780801866104
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1810548
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Transforming Matter : a History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History, Chemistry / General
Publication Year
2001
Series
Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Number of Pages
232 Pages, 256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
7.9 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
00-011487
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Qd11.L45 2001
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
Transforming Matter is targeted at newcomers to the subject, whether or not they have a background in the sciences. Formulas and technicalities are kept to a minimum, and it says much of Levere's skill as a popularizer that despite these restrictions, he is able to give lucid and accurate accounts of the principles of thermodynamics in an excellent chapter on the rise of physical chemistry. The book is interspersed with aptly chosen black-and-white illustrations accompanied by boxed texts that complement the main narrative... Instructors who want a readable, reliable, and general introductory text for arts and sciences students... will find this beautifully crafted textbook highly commendable., "Levere's book is commendably up to date, and amazingly full of information... His book can be recommended for students as readable and reliable. It is expository, didactic and clear."--David Knight, British Journal for the History of Science, "Levere's book is commendably clear, with good explanations of numerous concepts... It is an excellent textbook for practicing chemists and chemistry students."--Peter Morris, New Scientist, Levere's book is commendably clear, with good explanations of numerous concepts... It is an excellent textbook for practicing chemists and chemistry students., "Excellent... In Trevor H. Levere's book Transforming Matter, this topic [when did chemistry become a science] is explained with precision and clarity, alongside other aspects of the history of chemistry... Most suitable for readers studying the history of chemistry as part of their education... [though] the general reader with more than a passing interest in the development of modern science would find much of interest."--Anthony R. Butler, American Scientist, What makes this book enjoyable is its personal tone. The reader feels as if he or she was listening to a course of lectures each of which has its own little dramaturgy and message... Transforming Matter is a book science students will enjoy. It gives a good sense of the intellectual fascination involved in man's open-ended quest for understanding the material world and its inner structures. And it may also encourage to taste some of the fascination the history of chemistry has to offer., Transforming Matter is an excellent introduction to the personalities and philosophies behind the development of chemistry... an ideal source for those outside the profession needing or wanting some grounding in the evolution of chemistry., "Transforming Matter is targeted at newcomers to the subject, whether or not they have a background in the sciences. Formulas and technicalities are kept to a minimum, and it says much of Levere's skill as a popularizer that despite these restrictions, he is able to give lucid and accurate accounts of the principles of thermodynamics in an excellent chapter on the rise of physical chemistry. The book is interspersed with aptly chosen black-and-white illustrations accompanied by boxed texts that complement the main narrative... Instructors who want a readable, reliable, and general introductory text for arts and sciences students... will find this beautifully crafted textbook highly commendable." -- William H. Brock, Chemical Heritage, Excellent... In Trevor H. Levere's book Transforming Matter, this topic [when did chemistry become a science] is explained with precision and clarity, alongside other aspects of the history of chemistry... Most suitable for readers studying the history of chemistry as part of their education... [though] the general reader with more than a passing interest in the development of modern science would find much of interest., Levere's book is commendably up to date, and amazingly full of information... His book can be recommended for students as readable and reliable. It is expository, didactic and clear., Excellent... In Trevor H. Levere's book Transforming Matter , this topic [when did chemistry become a science] is explained with precision and clarity, alongside other aspects of the history of chemistry... Most suitable for readers studying the history of chemistry as part of their education... [though] the general reader with more than a passing interest in the development of modern science would find much of interest., "Transforming Matter is an excellent introduction to the personalities and philosophies behind the development of chemistry... an ideal source for those outside the profession needing or wanting some grounding in the evolution of chemistry." -- Jonathan Nabe, E-Streams, "" Transforming Matter is an excellent introduction to the personalities and philosophies behind the development of chemistry... an ideal source for those outside the profession needing or wanting some grounding in the evolution of chemistry."", "What makes this book enjoyable is its personal tone. The reader feels as if he or she was listening to a course of lectures each of which has its own little dramaturgy and message... Transforming Matter is a book science students will enjoy. It gives a good sense of the intellectual fascination involved in man's open-ended quest for understanding the material world and its inner structures. And it may also encourage to taste some of the fascination the history of chemistry has to offer."--Christoph Meinel, Ambix
Table of Content
Contents: 1 First Steps: From Alchemy to Chemistry? 2 Robert Boyle: Chemistry and Experiment 3 A German Story: What Burns, and How 4 An Enlightened Discipline: Chemistry as Science and Craft 5 Different Kinds of Air 6 Theory and Practice: The Tools of Revolution 7 Atoms and Elements 8 The Rise of Organic Chemistry 9 Atomic Weights Revisited 10 The Birth of the Teaching-Research Laboratory 11 Atoms in Space 12 Physical Chemistry 13 The Nature of the Chemical Bond 14 Conclusion: Where Now, and Where Next? New Frontiers
Copyright Date
2001
Dewey Decimal
540/.9
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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