WHAT IS CHEMISTRY?

Peter Atkins wants to change all that. In What is Chemistry? he encourages us to look at chemistry anew, through a chemist's eyes, t o understand its central concepts and to see how it contributes not only towards our material comfort, but also to human culture. At kins shows how chemistry provides the infrastructure of our world, through the chemical industry, the fuels of heating, power genera tion, and transport, as well as the fabrics of our clothing and furnishings. By considering the remarkable achievements that chemist ry has m...[Llegir més]