From Atoms to Molecules - Studies in the History of Chemistry from the 19th Century (Hardcover, New Ed)

The focus of this volume by Professor Russell is the history of organic chemistry, which arose improbably out of early speculations about the construction of chemical compounds, and in particular their electrochemical nature. The rise of electrochemistry and the work of Berzelius were critical in this regard, and receive much attention in the first few chapters in this book. Aspects of the contributions of Frankland (fully explored elsewhere) and those of KekulA and Hofmann are considered, together with the miscellaneous functions of organic synthesis and the origins of conformational analysis. Questions of chemical organisation are germane to the whole sequence of events and are briefly summarized before the whole last hundred years of organic chemistry are placed in historical perspective.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Colin A. Russell
Dimensions:	228 x 157 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	342
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-6855-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > Organic chemistry > General
LSN:	0-7546-6855-X
Barcode:	9780754668558

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