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Nationalizing Science: Adolphe Wurtz and the Battle for French Chemistry (Transformations: Studies on History of Science & Technology)
Nationalizing Science: Adolphe Wurtz and the Battle for French Chemistry (Transformations: Studies on History of Science & Technology)
by Alan J Rocke
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In 1869, Adolphe Wurtz (1817-1884) called chemistry a French science. In fact, however, Wurtz was the most internationalist of French chemists. Born in Strasbourg and educated partly in the laboratory of the great Justus Liebig, he spent his career in... (read more)

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Polymer Dynamics and Relaxation
Polymer Dynamics and Relaxation
by Richard Boyd
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Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be... (read more)

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Painless Chemistry (Barron's Painless)
Painless Chemistry (Barron's Painless)
by Loris Chen
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(back cover) Really. This won't hurt at all . . . The thought of having to learn chemistry once turned brave students into cowards . . . but no more! THE PAIN VANISHES WHEN YOU TRANSFORM CHEMISTRY PROBLEMS INTO FUN-- Learn how chemistry is connected with... (read more)

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Group Theory in Chemistry and Spectroscopy: A Simple Guide to Advanced Usage
Group Theory in Chemistry and Spectroscopy: A Simple Guide to Advanced Usage
by Boris S Tsukerblat
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Geared toward chemists and experimental physicists, this handbook is accessible to undergraduate students. It introduces fundamental concepts with simple examples, relating them to specific chemical and physical problems. The main results of group theory... (read more)

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Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
by Hugh Aldersey Williams
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Like the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in... (read more)

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The Periodic Table: Elements with Style
The Periodic Table: Elements with Style
by Adrian Dingle and Simon Basher
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The Periodic Table introduces budding chemists to the world of the elements as it's never been seen before. Designed to resemble popular networking Web sites, the pages of this book feature "homepages" for each of the chemical elements -- complete with... (read more)

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Much ADO about (Practically) Nothing: A History of the Noble Gases
Much ADO about (Practically) Nothing: A History of the Noble Gases
by David Fisher
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The six noble gases--so-called because, like the nobility, they do no work--are the rarest elements on Earth. Comprising helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon, they are colorless, odorless, invisible gases that do not react with anything and... (read more)

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Methods in Molecular Biology #2120: Plant Hormones: Methods and Protocols
Methods in Molecular Biology #2120: Plant Hormones: Methods and Protocols
by Sean Cutler
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The last ten years have witnessed a monumental increase in our understanding of plant hormones. A decade ago, scientists were forced to rely on vague ideas about hormone action; today, these have been replaced by detailed molecular models. Given the... (read more)

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Anisotropic Organic Materials: Approaches to Polar Order (ACS Symposium)
Anisotropic Organic Materials: Approaches to Polar Order (ACS Symposium)
by Rainer Glaser
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This book examines recent progress in the development and application of optical polymers, molecular crystals, crystals in liquids and liquid crystals. The accomplishment of a high macroscopic polarization is a key issue throughout which transcends the... (read more)

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Giant Molecules: From Nylon to Nanotubes
Giant Molecules: From Nylon to Nanotubes
by Walter Gratzer
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Our lives are dominated by giant molecules, which have remarkable properties, some of which are only just being discovered and exploited by science, though many have long been exploited far more effectively by Nature. Giant molecules dominate our lives -... (read more)

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Giant Molecules: From Nylon to Nanotubes
Giant Molecules: From Nylon to Nanotubes
by Walter Gratzer
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Our lives are dominated by giant molecules, which have remarkable properties, some of which are only just being discovered and exploited by science, though many have long been exploited far more effectively by Nature. Giant molecules dominate our lives -... (read more)

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Chemistry Demystified, 2nd Edition (Demystified)
Chemistry Demystified, 2nd Edition (Demystified)
by Linda Williams
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A PROVEN formula for mastering CHEMISTRY Trying to understand chemistry but feel like the information's just not bonding with your brain? Here's your solution. Chemistry Demystified, Second Edition, helps you grasp both fundamental and complex concepts... (read more)

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Biochemistry Demystified (Demystified)
Biochemistry Demystified (Demystified)
by Sharon Walker
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Learn BIOCHEMISTRY without stressing out your brain CELLSTrying to understand the chemical processes of living organisms but having trouble metabolizing the complex concepts? Here's your lifeline! Biochemistry Demystified helps synthesize your... (read more)

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Theo Gray's Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably Shouldn't
Theo Gray's Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably Shouldn't
by Theodore Gray
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Author of the best-selling book The Elements Theodore Gray demonstrates essential scientific principles through thrilling daredevil experiments. In Mad Science, Theodore Gray launches a toy rocket using the energy released from an Oreo cookie, ignites a... (read more)

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Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood
by Oliver Sacks
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Long before Oliver Sacks became a distinguished neurologist and bestselling writer, he was a small English boy fascinated by metals–also by chemical reactions (the louder and smellier the better), photography, squids and cuttlefish, H.G. Wells, and... (read more)

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Interpretation of Radium 4TH Edition
Interpretation of Radium 4TH Edition
by Frederick Soddy
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A Nobel Prize–winning chemist explains the nature of radioactivity and the structure of the atom in nontechnical language in this classic scientific text, appropriate for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. Beginning with the discovery... (read more)

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Foundations of Laser Spectroscopy
Foundations of Laser Spectroscopy
by Stig Stenholm
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A simple presentation of the theoretical foundations of steady-state laser spectroscopy, this text helps students to apply theory to calculations with a systematic series of examples and exercises. Detailed derivations offer the opportunity to work out... (read more)

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AP Chemistry for Dummies (For Dummies)
AP Chemistry for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Peter J Mikulecky
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Get ready, get confident, and get your highest possible score! Gearing up for the AP Chemistry test? This practical guide is packed with all the resources and help you need to bring your skills up to college level. You'll find test-taking tactics and... (read more)

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Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905
Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905
by Dmitri Iv Mendeleev
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In 1869, the Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev revealed the underlying order of matter by organizing the elements into a periodic table. This is the first English-language collection of Mendeleev's most important writings on the periodic law... (read more)

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Chemistry Demystified (Demystified)
Chemistry Demystified (Demystified)
by Linda D Williams
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- Current, real-world examples illustrate the essential nature of the basic elements as they form various states of gasses, liquids, and solids- Covers essentials such as understanding matter; chemcial building blocks; elements, electrons, and the... (read more)

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