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The Chemistry Book From Gunpowder to Graphene, 250 Milestones in the History of Chemistry

Popular Science Out of Print
By: Derek B Lowe(Author)
528 pages, colour photos, colour illustrations
Publisher: Sterling
The Chemistry Book
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  • The Chemistry Book ISBN: 9781454911807 Hardback Feb 2016 Out of Print #231582
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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.

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Since 1989, chemist Derek B. Lowe, has worked for several major pharmaceutical companies on drug discovery projects against schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, osteoporosis, and other diseases. After receiving his PhD in chemistry from Duke University, he was awarded a Humboldt fellowship to do postdoctoral research in Germany. His columns on organic and medicinal chemistry are featured in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Chemistry World, and he has served on the advisory board for Chemical & Engineering News. Having written daily for the popular "In the Pipeline" blog for over 10 years, Lowe is also a science blog pioneer with 6,000-plus Twitter followers.

Popular Science Out of Print
By: Derek B Lowe(Author)
528 pages, colour photos, colour illustrations
Publisher: Sterling
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