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Title The age of the molecule / edited by Nina Hall
Published London : Royal Society of Chemistry, [1999]
©1999

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Description 268 pages : illustrations (some color) ; portraits (some color). ; 26 cm
Contents Introduction: What is Chemistry? -- Make Me A Molecule -- Analysis and Structure of Molecules -- Chemical Marriage-brokers -- Following Chemical Reactions -- The Power of Electrochemistry -- The Age of Plastics -- The World of Liquid Crystals -- New Science from New Materials -- Computational Chemistry and the Virtual Laboratory -- The Chemistry of Life -- Epilogue: Chemistry - Architecture of the Microcosmos
Summary The achievements and excitement of chemistry are evident in our everyday lives. Scientific research has not only led to cures for serious diseases and produced life-enhancing synthetic materials but has also offered profound insights into the nature of the world around us. In this way chemistry has made a huge impact on human progress in the 20th century. We can expect even more exciting developments in the new millennium. Illustrated in full colour, this book describes the key developments in the molecular sciences in recent years and those likely to happen in the near future. These include the many remarkable discoveries made in the life sciences, and the huge variety of technological applications of chemistry: liquid crystals, batteries, catalysts, plastics and novel electronic materials. The book also explains how chemistry is actually carried out: methods of making and analysing molecules, calculating their properties and studying how and why chemical reactions occur. Endorsed by Prime Minister Tony Blair and written in clear accessible language by a group of leading chemists, "The Age of the Molecule" will appeal to anyone who wants to understand the world and ourselves at the molecular level
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Chemical reactions.
Chemistry -- History -- 20th century.
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- History -- 20th century.
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.
Molecular theory -- History.
Molecules.
Technological innovations.
Author Hall, Nina.
Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
LC no. 2002483627
ISBN 0854049452
Other Titles Running title at bottom of each page: Chem 2000