Bøger i Chemical Sciences in Society serien

This history of the government-funded synthetic rubber research program (1942-19 6) offers a rare analysis of a cooperative research program geared to the improvement of existing products and the creation of new ones.

Explores the history of modern polymer science by tracing its emergence from macromolecular chemistry. This book examines the origins and development of scientific work of Hermann Staudinger and Wallace Carothers.

This compilation of essays by leading scholars represents the first fruits of modern historical scholarship on the chemical sciences.

Translated from the French and revised and expanded by the author, the book provides a rich and detailed account of all facets of Lavoisier's extraordinary career.