Crucibles : the story of chemistry from ancient alchemy to nuclear fission / Bernard Jaffe.
| Author/creator | Jaffe, Bernard |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | New rev. and updated 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Dover Publications, 1976. |
| Description | viii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Bernard Trevisan -- Theophrastus Paracelsus -- John Joachim Becher -- Joseph Priestley -- Henry Cavendish -- Antoine Laurent Lavoisier -- John Dalton -- John Jacob Berzelius -- Amedeo Avogadro -- Friedrich Woehler -- Dmitri Ivanovitch Mendeleeff --- Svante Arrhenius -- Marie Sklodowska Curie -- Joseph John Thomson -- Ernest Rutherford -- Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley -- Niels Bohr -- Irving Langmuir -- Ernest Orlando Lawrence -- The men who harnessed nuclear energy -- Nuclear energy today and tomorrow. |
| Abstract | Classic popular account of great chemists Trevisan, Paracelsus, Avogadro, Mendeleeff, Curies, Thomson, Lawrence, up to A-bomb research, recent work with subatomic particles. |
| Local note | Little-294628--305131000663S |
| Local note | Little-355117--305131035081U |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-354) and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- Todd Savitt collection |
| LCCN | 75038070 |
| ISBN | 0486233421 |
| ISBN | 9780486233420 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | QD 21 J23C 1976 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |