Chemistry today and tomorrow : the central, useful, and creative science / Ronald Breslow.
Chemistry today and tomorrow : the central, useful, and creative science / Ronald Breslow.
Chemistry today and tomorrow : the central, useful, and creative science / Ronald Breslow.
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Washington, DC : American Chemical Society ; Boston : JOnes and Barlett, c1997.
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N540/102
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English
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Physical content
ix, 134 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction to Chemistry: The Central, Useful, and Creative Science -- 2. The Chemistry of Health and Life -- 3. More About Chemistry as the Useful Science -- 4. Chemistry and the Environment -- 5. Computers and Chemistry, and the Electronics Revolution -- 6. Catalysis in Living Organisms and in...
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Publisher
Washington, DC : American Chemical Society ; Boston : JOnes and Barlett, c1997.
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District of Columbia
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
This highly readable book, written in nontechnical language, surveys the vast field of chemistry by looking at the practical contributions that chemistry makes to civilized life and by explaining how chemists make these contributions. Its eight chapters discuss broad disciplines of chemistry, such as medicinal, environmental, or industrial chemistr...
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Chemistry today and tomorrow : the central, useful, and creative science / Ronald Breslow.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122) and index.
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c1997.
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N540/102
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74VvoEdqGXLy
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ISBN
0763704636 (Jones and Bartlett Publishers : alk. paper)
9780841234604 (American Chemical Society : alk. paper)
0841234604 (American Chemical Society : alk. paper)
9780763704636 (Jones and Bartlett Publishers : alk. paper)
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540
MMS ID
991013273419702626
