Prometheans in the lab : chemistry and the making of the modern world
McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch2001
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Sharon Bertsch McGrayne tells the history of the chemical revolution through the lives of the men who created it. The text looks at the upside of each pivotal discovery and the effects they wrought on the environment and public health.
Main title:
Prometheans in the lab : chemistry and the making of the modern world / Sharon Bertsch McGrayne.
Author:
Imprint:
New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Collation:
xi, 243p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-238) and index.
ISBN:
9780071350075 (hbk)
Dewey class:
660.0922540.922540.9
Local class:
540.922
Language:
English
BRN:
2075834