{"product_id":"9780471751540","title":"From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFrom Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArthur Greenberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eFrom Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"The 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\u003e\"Art 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\u003e\"Chemistry 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 January 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Interscience\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780471751540\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e712\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e68.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310410231948,"sku":"9780471751540","price":114.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780471751540_cd7ec7d6-bb9e-44ef-9f37-bdf7b3491f1b.jpg?v=1780174157","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780471751540","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}