50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know
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50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know
50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know
Everything you need to know about the biggest ideas in chemistry.
In a series of 50 accessible essays, Hayley Birch introduces and explains everything you need to know about the world of chemistry, offering fascinating insights into our origins and life as we know it.
From the molecules that kick-started life itself to nanotechnology and from fermentation to the periodic table, 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important chemistry concepts in history.
Contents include: Thermodynamics, Catalysts, Fermentation, Green Chemistry, Separation, Crystallography, Microfabrication, Computational Chemistry, Chemistry Occurring in Nature, Manmade Solutions: Beer, Plastic, Artificial Muscles and Hydrogen Future.
Series: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529438444
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 June 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Greenfinch
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 110.0mm
Height: 176.0mm
Weight: 150g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Hayley Birch is a freelance science writer and editor based in Bristol. She has written for Nature, New Scientist, the Observer, the Telegraph and BBC Focus, and in the past five years has written over 100 articles for the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, on everything from recycling tea leaves to synthetic cells. She has also written and recorded several podcasts for the 'Chemistry in its Element' series, and co-authored The Big Questions in Science (Carlton, 2013). In addition to her freelance work, Hayley regularly writes news and in-depth reports for the Science for Environment Policy News service published by the European Commission.
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