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Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.7 Inches (D)
Weight: .95 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 496
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: History
Publisher: Westview Publishing
Format: Paperback
Author: Cathy Cobb & Harold Goldwhite
Language: English
Street Date: December 20, 2001
TCIN: 76986392
UPC: 9780738205946
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-7188
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Description
About the Book
A provocative history of the people behind the greatest discoveries in chemistryBook Synopsis
In this fascinating history, Cathy Cobb and Harold Goldwhite celebrate not only chemistry's theories and breakthroughs but also the provocative times and personalities that shaped this amazing science and brought it to life. Throughout the book, the reader will meet the hedonists and swindlers, monks and heretics, and men and women laboring in garages and over kitchen sinks who expanded our understanding of the elements and discovered such new substances as plastic, rubber, and aspirin. Creations of Fire expands our vision of the meaning of chemistry and reveals the oddballs and academics who have helped shape our world.
About the Author
Cathy Cobb, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Augusta College. Harold Goldwhite. Ph.D., is Professor of Chemistry at California State University, Los Angeles.If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
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