{"product_id":"transforming-matter-a-history-of-chemistry-from-alchemy-to-the-buckyball-paperback","title":"Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrevor H. Levere\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChemistry explores the way atoms interact, the constitution of the stars, and the human genome. Knowledge of chemistry makes it possible for us to manufacture dyes and antibiotics, metallic alloys, and other materials that contribute to the necessities and luxuries of human life. In \u003ci\u003eTransforming Matter, \u003c\/i\u003e noted historian Trevor H. Levere emphasizes that understanding the history of these developments helps us to appreciate the achievements of generations of chemists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLevere examines the dynamic rise of chemistry from the study of alchemy in the seventeenth century to the development of organic and inorganic chemistry in the age of government-funded research and corporate giants. In the past two centuries, he points out, the number of known elements has quadrupled. And because of synthesis, chemistry has increasingly become a science that creates much of what it studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, Levere follows a number of recurring themes: theories about the elements, the need for classification, the status of chemical science, and the relationship between practice and theory. He illustrates these themes by concentrating on some of chemistry's most influential and innovative practitioners. \u003ci\u003eTransforming Matter\u003c\/i\u003e provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrevor H. Levere \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eAnnals of Science\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eAffinity and Matter: Elements of Chemical Philosophy 1800-1865\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChemists and Chemistry in Science and Society, 1750-1878.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.04 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45884430155973,"sku":"9780801866104","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/aaJuKmNhfP9780801866104.webp?v=1771833177","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/transforming-matter-a-history-of-chemistry-from-alchemy-to-the-buckyball-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}