A history of modern chemistry /

Noboru Hirota has produced a major historical analysis of how the field of chemistry has evolved over centuries. Spanning more than eight hundred pages, this book presents an exhaustive study of the field, showing how ground-breaking discoveries were made and innovative theories were constructed, wi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hirota, Noboru, 1936- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, translated from the original Japanese.
Published: Victoria, Australia : Kyoto : Trans Pacific Press ; Kyoto University Press, [2021].
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The road to modern chemistry
  • The development of modern chemistry
  • The revolution in physics from the end of the 19th century to the early 20th century
  • Chemistry in the first half of the 20th century
  • Chemistry in the second half of the 20th century (I)
  • Chemistry in the second half of the 20th century (II)
  • Chemistry from the 20th century into the future.