{"product_id":"from-alchemy-to-chemistry-in-picture-and-story-9780471751540","title":"From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story","description":"\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFrom Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe timeline from alchemy to chemistry contains some of the most mystifying ideas and images that humans have ever devised. Arthur Greenberg shows us this wonderful world in a unique and highly readable book.\u003cbr\u003e --Dr. John Emsley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Elements of Murder: A History of Poison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt Greenberg takes us, through text and lovingly selected images, on a 'magical mystery tour' of the chemical universe. No matter what page you open, there is a chemical story worth telling.\u003cbr\u003e --Dr. Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eChemistry Imagined\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChemistry has perhaps the most intricate, most fascinating, and certainly most romantic history of all the sciences. Arthur Greenberg's essays-delightful, learned, quirky, highly personal, and richly illustrated with contemporary drawings (many of great rarity and beauty)-provide a kaleidoscope of intellectual landscapes, bringing the experiments, the ideas, and the human figures of chemistry's past intensely alive.\u003cbr\u003e --Dr. Oliver Sacks, author of \u003ci\u003eAwakenings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on an illustrated tour of chemistry's fascinating history, from its early focus on the spiritual relationship between man and nature to some of today's most cutting-edge applications. Drawing from rare publications and artwork that span over five centuries, the book contains nearly 200 essays and over 350 illustrations-including 24 in full color-that tell the engaging story of the development of this fundamental science and its connection with human history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin Arthur Greenberg as he combines the best of the best from his previous works (as well as several new essays) to paint a colorful picture of chemistry's remarkable origins \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arthur Greenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Interscience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.92h x 8.52w x 1.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471751540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2007 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Chemistry and former Dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of New Hampshire. He has authored or edited several books, including A Chemical History Tour, The Art of Chemistry, and The Amide Linkage, all published by Wiley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Interscience","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40568673173619,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":170.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_22c667bd-5e5a-4ecb-968b-c98f17413d23.jpg?v=1668090059","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/from-alchemy-to-chemistry-in-picture-and-story-9780471751540","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}