"[This work] provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the chemical aspects of some of the major innovations and changes that occurred during the 20th century, relating chemical structures and properties to real-life applications. Developed for a course taught by the auth…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Power from Molecules -- 1: Explosives and Propellants: Power to Breach Mountains, Wage War, and Visit the Moon -- 2: Hydroca…
The Chemical Chemistry: Molecular Manipulation and Its Impact on the 20th Century is sure to capture the interest of those with even a passing interest in how chemistry has changed the world in the last 100 years. The book answers such questions as: What does "octane number" mea…
This masterful book relates the impact of chemical discovery and invention on the broad scope of twentieth-century history: upheaval in war, government and society; human and ecological health; industry and commerce; the rise and fall of nations and the quality of everyday human…
Part Part I: Power from Molecules -- chapter 1 Explosives and Propellants: Power to Breach Mountains, Wage War, and Visit the Moon -- chapter 2 Hydrocarbons as Fuels and Petrochemicals: Shaping the Past, Dominating the Present, Complicating the Future -- part Part II: Making Thi…
This fascinating new volume provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the chemical aspects of some of the major innovations and changes that occurred during the 20th century, relating chemical structures and properties to real-life applications. Developed for a course tau…
"This fascinating new volume provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of the chemical aspects of some of the major innovations and changes that occurred during the 20th century, relating chemical structures and properties to real-life applications. Developed for a course ta…
The Chemical Chemistry: Molecular Manipulation and Its Impact on the 20th Century is sure to capture the interest of those with even a passing interest in how chemistry has changed the world in the last 100 years. The book answers such questions as: What does "octane number" mea…