A History of Chemistry

by Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and Isabelle Stengers

Book Overview

From the earliest use of fire to forge iron tools to the medieval alchemists' search for the philosopher's stone, the secrets of the elements have been pursued by human civilization. But, as the authors of this concise history remind us, "disciplines like physics and chemistry have not existed since the beginning of time; they have been built up little by little, and that does not happen without difficulties." Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent and Isabelle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674396596
• ISBN13: 9780674396593
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"