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The chemistry book : from gunpowder to graphene, 250 milestones in the history of chemistry / Derek B. Lowe.

Lowe, Derek B., (author.).

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jefferson Co PL - Madison Main Branch 540.9 LOW (Text) 39391006740185 Nonfiction Checked out 04/30/2018

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781454911807
  • ISBN: 1454911808
  • Physical Description: 527 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Sterling, [2016]

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Includes bibliographic references (pages 514-524) and index.
Summary, etc.:
"From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this lush and authoritative chronology presents 250 milestones in the world of chemistry. As the "central science" that bridges biology and physics, chemistry plays an important role in countless medical and technological advances. Covering entertaining stories and unexpected applications, chemist and journalist Derek B. Lowe traces the most important--and surprising--chemical discoveries"--Amazon.

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