Chemical Sciences In The 20th Century
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Author | : Carsten Reinhardt |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 297 |
Release | : 2008-09-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3527612742 |
Chemistry in the last century was characterized by spectacular growth and advances, stimulated by revolutionary theories and experimental breakthroughs. Yet, despite this rapid development, the history of this scientific discipline has achieved only recently the status necessary to understand the effects of chemistry on the scientific and technological culture of the modern world. This book addresses the bridging of boundaries between chemistry and the other "classical" disciplines of science, physics and biology as well as the connections of chemistry to mathematics and technology. Chemical research is represented as an interconnected patchwork of scientific specialties, and this is shown by a mixture of case studies and broader overviews on the history of organic chemistry, theoretical chemistry, nuclear- and cosmochemistry, solid state chemistry, and biotechnology. All of these fields were at the center of the development of twentieth century chemistry, and the authors cover crucial topics such as the emergence of new subdisciplines and research fields, the science-technology relationship, and national styles of scientific work. This monograph represents a unique treasure trove for general historians and historians of science, while also appealing to those interested in the theoretical background and development of modern chemistry.
Author | : Wiliam A. Tilden |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 559 |
Release | : 2018-08-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0429867654 |
First published in 1919. Tilden discusses a compilation of chemical discovery and invention to demonstrate the progress of chemistry in the early 20th century. Divided into 5 sections, chemical laboratories and the work done in them, modern discoveries and theories, modern applications of chemistry, and modern progress in organic chemistry, the author presents an overview of the subject. The final section of the book contains an account of important discoveries which find practical applications and provide new views of the constitution of the world in which we live.
Author | : Edward Frankland Armstrong |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Chemistry |
ISBN | : |
"The aim of this volume is to present to the reader, by means of a series of monographs, a statement of the present position of chemical science in Great Britain, as illustrated by the exhibits in the Chemical Hall at the British Empire Exhibition (1924)"--Preface.
Author | : Balazs Hargittai |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2015-04-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1489975659 |
Includes specially selected articles that previously appeared in The Chemical Intelligencer magazine published (1995-2000). Excerpts of these Editor's choice chapters chronicle the culture and history of chemistry, featuring great chemists and discoverers. Contributors from among the best-known authors of the chemistry community, including numerous Nobel laureates. Features behind the scenes stories about pivotal discoveries, intricacies of laboratory life and interactions among scientists, favorite recipes of renowned researchers, life histories and anecdotes. Chapters detail the human side of science but also present scientific information communicated in an easy-to-perceive and entertaining way. This unique book is not only aimed at chemists but individuals who are interested in the cultural aspects of our science.
Author | : Edward Frankland Armstrong |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Chemistry |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Edward Frankland Armstrong |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Chemistry |
ISBN | : 9780836969214 |
Author | : Richard J. Sundberg |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 2017-03-31 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1315342030 |
This fascinating new volume provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the chemical aspects of some of the major innovations and changes that occurred during the 20th century, relating chemical structures and properties to real-life applications. Developed for a course taught by the author for several years at UVA, the author covers the important and consequential developments in chemistry and explains their everyday, real-life applications. These include such topics as consumer products, fossil fuel use, polymers, agriculture, food production, nutrition, explosives, and drugs. The section Molecular Biology and Its Applications includes examples of the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering.
Author | : Sir William Augustus Tilden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 626 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Chemical laboratories |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sir William A. Tilden |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 2018-02-04 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780267795550 |
Excerpt from Chemical Discovery and Invention in the Twentieth Century IN selecting the subjects to be dealt with in the following pages I have been influenced by the reflection that the nature of the operations in which the chemist is engaged, the objects he has in view, the subjects and methods of study, and the uses to which his theories may be applied are still very little understood by the public. I am therefore in hopes that my readers may be assisted in forming new views about all these subjects, and any confusion existing in their minds concerning them may be cleared away. Considerable enlightenment may be hoped for from the fact that in nearly all the universities in the world at least one professor of chemistry is now to be found, while in most of the modern universities it is recognised that the subject extends over too wide a field to be efficiently cultivated by one man, and three main divisions are generally recognised, namely, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. To these are sometimes added departments of applied chemistry in which the relations of systematic chemistry to industry or manufacture, such as fuel, metallurgy, dyeing, and bleaching, etc., are studied. But the extension of knowledge from the universities to the mass of the people is still a Slow process, and notwithstanding the quicken ing effect which recent events have produced on the public mind, in England at any rate, it will be long before the practical economic importance of a knowledge of chemistry will be fully recognised by government departments, municipalities, and the public generally. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : John E. Lesch |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 474 |
Release | : 2013-04-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9401593779 |
In the twentieth century, dyes, pharmaceuticals, photographic products, explosives, insecticides, fertilizers, synthetic rubber, fuels, and fibers, plastics, and other products have flowed out of the chemical industry and into the consumer economies, war machines, farms, and medical practices of industrial societies. The German chemical industry has been a major site for the development and application of the science-based technologies that gave rise to these products, and has had an important role as exemplar, stimulus, and competitor in the international chemical industry. This volume explores the German chemical industry's scientific and technological dimension, its international connections, and its development after 1945. The authors relate scientific and technological change in the industry to evolving German political and economic circumstances, including two world wars, the rise and fall of National Socialism, the post-war division of Germany, and the emergence of a global economy. This book will be of interest to historians of modern Germany, to historians of science and technology, and to business and economic historians.