Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
418
Language
English
Published
Mar 1, 1995
Publisher
University Science Books
ISBN-10
0935702342
ISBN-13
9780935702347
Description
This text provides a non-mathematical descriptive approach to key concepts and contemporary topics in the sciences. Chapters on chemical bonding, biochemistry, cancer and the atmosphere are interspersed with such chapters as The Alchemist's Dream, Newsworthy Molecules and Wall Street Chemistry. The book employs a historical story-line through the text. For example, the Hindenberg serves to amplify the subtle, yet catastrophic, differences between helium and hydrogen.
Genres
History
Contemporary