{"product_id":"transforming-matter-trevor-h-levere-9780801866104","title":"Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to the Buckyball","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Trevor H. Levere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801866103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801866104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 5.96w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2001 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 1073\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 58","brand":"Trevor H. Levere","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927759278335,"sku":"9780801866104","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_106dc89e-396a-4956-bca6-3eb13deb634a.jpg?v=1749372876","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transforming-matter-trevor-h-levere-9780801866104","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}