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In this fascinating history, Cathy Cobb and Harold Goldwhite celebrate not only chemistry's
theories and breakthroughs but also the provocative times and personalities that shaped this …

And so we conclude this history of chemistry, choosing as our cutoff the mid-1900s, (the
second half of the century spans the careers of your authors, neither of whom cares to be …

… Cobb et al., Creations of Fire © Cathy Cobb and Harold Goldwhite 1995 … It was
prirnarily through the work of Paul, a Hellenized Jew of the Diaspora, that this sect became …

No doubt some readers will be surprised by the brevity of this chapter because they are aware
that the history of radiochemistry makes a fascinating account: a Nobel Prize awarded for …

… For Paul Ehrlich this exchange between the chemical industry and pharrnaceuticals was
also to bear fruit. Employing his four Gs: Geduld, Geschick, Geld, und Glück (patience, skill, …

… Paul's Girl's School in London and received an excellent education in chemistry and physics.
She entered Cambridge in 1938 where she stayed to complete her graduate work on the …

Although the study of chemical kinetics has the bulk of its lifetime in the 1900s, its history
goes back much further. In the fourth edition of his classic text, Physical Chemistry, Walter J. …

Every few years an event comes along that shocks financial markets. The majority of investors
don’t see it coming–the definition of a shock–and there is usually something different …

… Cobb et al., Creations of Fire © Cathy Cobb and Harold Goldwhite 1995 … She was accused
of having an affair with Paul Langevin, a long-time family friend …