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Newton, Darwin, Pasteur, Einstein and other great physicists and biologists are household names, but the great chemists have received little recognition. Yet it could be argued that chemistry, more than any other scientific discipline, has made the modern world possible, largely through products that we take for granted. In the style of the biology classic, The Microbe Hunters, acclaimed science writer Sharon Bertsch McGrayne tells the history of the chemical revolution through the lives of the men who created it. We don't recognize their names, but their legacy is all around us. Before Nicholas LeBlanc discovered the chemical process for making washing soda in the early 1800s, soap was a highly taxed luxury item, and now it's something we use many times everyday without a second thought. Without chemical fertilizer there might have been worldwide starvation in the mid 1900s. Even something as simple as affordable dyes, which brought bright colorful clothing to the masses and democratized fashion, is given full attention. An even-handed account, Prometheans in the Lab describes not only the upside of each pivotal discovery, but also the oftentimes devastating unforseen effects they wrought on the environment and public health.
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Acclaimed science writer Sharon McGrayne tells the history of the chemical revolution through the lives of nine people who helped create our modern way of life. We may not recognize their names, but their legacy is all around us.
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Newton, Darwin, Pasteur, Einstein and other great physicists and biologists are household names, but the great chemists have received little recognition. Yet it could be argued that chemistry, more than any other scientific discipline, has made the modern world possible, largely through products that we take for granted. In the style of the biology classic, The Microbe Hunters, acclaimed science writer Sharon Bertsch McGrayne tells the history of the chemical revolution through the lives of the men who created it. We don't recognize their names, but their legacy is all around us. Before Nicholas LeBlanc discovered the chemical process for making washing soda in the early 1800s, soap was a highly taxed luxury item, and now it's something we use many times everyday without a second thought. Without chemical fertilizer there might have been worldwide starvation in the mid 1900s. Even something as simple as affordable dyes, which brought bright colorful clothing to the masses and democratized fashion, is given full attention. An even-handed account, Prometheans in the Lab describes not only the upside of each pivotal discovery, but also the oftentimes devastating unforseen effects they wrought on the environment and public health.
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Acclaimed science writer Sharon McGrayne tells the history of the chemical revolution through the lives of nine people who helped create our modern way of life. We may not recognize their names, but their legacy is all around us.
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- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson on page 150, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson on page 150, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem by Bill Bryson on page 195, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Prometheans in the Lab by Sharon Bertsch McGrayne in Front Matter
- Origins of the Organic Agriculture Debate by Thomas R. DeGregori in Back Matter
