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50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know

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Master the chemistry ideas that shape the world we live in today. 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.... Read More
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50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know

Everything you need to know about the biggest ideas in chemistry.

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Master the chemistry ideas that shape the world we live in today.

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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Book Details

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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