Book of Donmon Teith

'The importance of the end in view prompted me to undertake all this work, which seemed to me destined to bring about a revolution in physics and chemistry.' An

This book is written as a result of a personal conviction of the value of incorporating historical material into the teaching of chemistry, both at school and u

Presents chemistry as a science in search of an identity, or rather as a science whose identity has changed in response to its relation to society and other dis

Chemistry touches every aspects of our life, but we are largely ignorant of it. A general reader has access to many popular books in the various areas of physic

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 d