Fred Aftalion's international perspective of the history of chemistry integrates the story of chemical science with that of chemical industry. This new edition includes events from 1990 to 2000, when major companies began selling off their divisions, seeking to specialize in a particular business. Aftalion explores the pitfalls these companies encountered as well as the successes of "contrarians"--those companies that remained broad and diversified. He uses BASF, Dow, and Bayer as examples of true contrarians.
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A good overview of the history of the development of the chemical industry. I include part of this information in my High School Chemistry classes to give the students some historical perspective of the science. Nice to have a good chunk of it in one reference.
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Index, please,
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This is a very interesting book. It would be much more useful if it included an index for chemicals, too, and not just for people and companies. If it had an index for the chemicals, it would be very useful for undergraduate assignments and use. Maybe a searchable e-book would get around this deficit.
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An excellent book for those wishing to understand how the chemical industry evolved.
My father was a chemist and worked for dupont-this reminds me of his many stories he told me. Although, I'm not a scientist , I did work in a chemical plant and purchased many of these products . Sadly, many of these products are no longer made in the USA and all of those high-paying jobs have gone overseas. I'm a little biased since I live in Wilmington,Delaware- home to many chemcial & pharma compaines. Chemicals demand respect and proper care or accidents will happen.
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The chemical industry was born in the middle of the eighteenth century out of the demands created by other industries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
electrolytic soda, chemical industry leaders, chemical leaders, ammonia unit, petrochemical site, soda plants, synthetic methanol, lube oil additives, coking furnaces, consolidated turnover, crop protection products, electrolysis units, polyethylene unit, fluorine derivatives, upstream integration, dye business, synthetic gasoline, synthetic ammonia, wood distillation, chlorine derivatives, organic intermediates, calcium cyanamide, acetylene chemistry, fertilizer producers, plant protection products Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World War, Union Carbide, New Jersey, American Cyanamid, Elf Aquitaine, New York, Eastman Kodak, Hoffmann-La Roche, Niagara Falls, Royal Dutch, Standard Oil of California, Hercules Powder, Pont de Nemours, Shell Chemicals, West Germany, Georges Claude, Alfred Nobel, L'Air Liquide, Norsk Hydro, Phillips Petroleum, Soviet Union, Allied Chemical, Commercial Solvents, Paul Ehrlich New!
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electrolytic soda, chemical industry leaders, chemical leaders, ammonia unit, petrochemical site, soda plants, synthetic methanol, lube oil additives, coking furnaces, consolidated turnover, crop protection products, electrolysis units, polyethylene unit, fluorine derivatives, upstream integration, dye business, synthetic gasoline, synthetic ammonia, wood distillation, chlorine derivatives, organic intermediates, calcium cyanamide, acetylene chemistry, fertilizer producers, plant protection products Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World War, Union Carbide, New Jersey, American Cyanamid, Elf Aquitaine, New York, Eastman Kodak, Hoffmann-La Roche, Niagara Falls, Royal Dutch, Standard Oil of California, Hercules Powder, Pont de Nemours, Shell Chemicals, West Germany, Georges Claude, Alfred Nobel, L'Air Liquide, Norsk Hydro, Phillips Petroleum, Soviet Union, Allied Chemical, Commercial Solvents, Paul Ehrlich New!
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- American History (College Level Examination Series, Clep-2) by Jack Rudman on page 71
- The American Synthetic Rubber Research Program (Chemical Sciences in Society Series) by Peter J T Morris in Front Matter
- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson on page 250
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- The Chemical Industry in Europe, 1850-1914: Industrial Growth, Pollution and Professionalization (Chemists and Chemistry) by Ernst Homburg on page 2, page 9, and page 74
- Exporting Environmentalism: U.S. Multinational Chemical Corporations in Brazil and Mexico (Global Environmental Accord: Strategies for Sustainability and Institutional Innovation) by Ronie Garcia-Johnson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Knowledge Accumulation and Industry Evolution: The Case of Pharma-Biotech by Mariana Mazzucato on page 15, and page 143
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