Product Description: Leading historians of chemistry present fascinating case studies illuminating a broad array of objects of inquiry in modern chemistry, from the eighteenth century until today. These include every day items such as glass as well as invisible networks of experimentation and theory...read more

Product Description: This book analyses the individual research programs and strategies of members of this crucial community of twentieth century-chemists (academic researchers, instrument makers, government funding agencies) and provides important insights into the development of modern chemistry and its links to other sciences and technologies...read more

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Product Description: Heinrich Caro (1834-1910) was the inventor of new chemical processes that in the two decades commencing in 1869 enabled BASF of Ludwigshafen, Germany, to take first place among manufacturers of synthetic dyestuffs. The cornerstones of Caro's success were his early training as calico (cotton) printer in Germany, and his employment at a chemical firm in Manchester, England...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)