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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies History |
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Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Sharon Bertsch McGrayne |
ISBN: | 0071407952 9780071407953 |
OCLC Number: | 50301123 |
Notes: | Originally published: 2001. |
Description: | 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Ch. 1. Soap and Nicolas Leblanc: December 6, 1742-January 16, 1806 -- Ch. 2. Color and William Henry Perkin: March 12, 1838-July 14, 1907 -- Ch. 3. Sugar and Norbert Rillieux: March 17, 1806-October 8, 1894 -- Ch. 4. Clean Water and Edward Frankland: February 20, 1825-August 9, 1899 -- Ch. 5. Fertilizer, Poison Gas, and Fritz Haber: December 9, 1868-January 29, 1934 -- Ch. 6. Leaded Gasoline, Safe Refrigeration, and Thomas Midgley, Jr.: May 18, 1899-November 2, 1944 -- Ch. 7. Nylon and Wallace Hume Carothers: April 27, 1896-April 29, 1937 -- Ch. 8. DDT and Paul Hermann Muller: January 12, 1899-October 13, 1965 -- Ch. 9. Lead-Free Gasoline and Clair C. Patterson: June 2, 1922-December 5, 1995. |
Responsibility: | Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. |
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"I highly recommend this thoughtful and thought-provoking book... McGrayne successfully demonstrates that chemistry and the use of chemical technology in our lives is a human endeavor, neither good nor evil, just human." - Chemical and Engineering News; "...a compelling read" -Nature Read more...
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