Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Breslow, Ronald. Chemistry today and tomorrow. Washington, DC : American Chemical Society ; Boston : Jones and Bartlett, c1997 (OCoLC)704472212 |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ronald Breslow |
| ISBN: | 0841234604 9780841234604 0763704636 9780763704636 |
| OCLC Number: | 35688166 |
| Description: | ix, 134 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Ronald Breslow. |
Abstract:
Reviews
WorldCat User Reviews (1)
Chemistry today and tomorrow: the central, useful, and creative science
Review of "Chemistry today and tomorrow: the central, useful, and creative science"
Author: Ronald Breslow
Publishers: American Chemical Society and Jones and Bartlett, Publishers, Sudbury, Massachusetts. (1996).
Reviewed in 1997 by W. P. Palmer.
This is nicely...
Read more...
Review of "Chemistry today and tomorrow: the central, useful, and creative science"
Author: Ronald Breslow
Publishers: American Chemical Society and Jones and Bartlett, Publishers, Sudbury, Massachusetts. (1996).
Reviewed in 1997 by W. P. Palmer.
This is nicely produced soft covered book that gives a favourable gloss on what chemistry is and what chemists do. The book does not claim to relate much to the history of chemistry, otherwise its title might have been "yesterday, today and tomorrow", but there is nonetheless a brief historical section. The problem with the book is "Who is it for?" and "Who should buy it?" It is not a textbook, but it does explain a number of ways in which chemists work and think. The title chapters move from introductory, to the chemistry of life and health to further information about its usefulness. The next three chapters are about the environment, the electronics revolution and catalysis. The book finishes with chapters on the creation of new molecules and the way in which chemists can determine the structure of the molecules created.
The book is short (134 pages) well written by an organic chemist (from the choice of examples) and with a good index. The photographs are fairly well balanced in terms of race and gender. I did not note any errors and the book and it is nicely set out in colour on good quality paper. One does not see a huge market for this book.
In terms of usefulness in an Australian context, I would recommend a copy for a school library where it should be used as a source of information for students considering chemistry as a career. It would also be useful for adults considering a change of career into chemistry. BILL PALMER
- 2 of 2 people found this review helpful. Did it help you?
Tags
All user tags (3)
- chemistry (by 1 person)
- chemistry teaching (by 1 person)
- history of chemistry (by 1 person)
- 1 items are tagged withchemistry
- 1 items are tagged withchemistry teaching
- 1 items are tagged withhistory of chemistry
Similar Items
Related Subjects:(5)
User lists with this item (1)
- Douville - Basic Chemistry(132 items)


