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Encyclopedia of Chemistry is a useful reference providing current and accurate information on the subject for high school and college students. Comprehensive coverage includes significant discoveries in chemistry, in addition to definitions of basic terms, thought-provoking essays, and capsule biographies of notable scientists - all presenting a wide range of valuable information compiled into a single source. Written in an easy-to-understand format, the encyclopedia articulates the importance of chemistry to society and includes summaries of notable events throughout history related to the subject. Featuring more than 2,000 cross-referenced entries, the encyclopedia includes four essays, interspersed throughout the text, that discuss compounds, the functions within a crime lab, molecular modeling, and the presence of chemistry in everyday life. Enhanced by more than 150 black-and-white illustrations, photographs, and charts. Facts On Files Encyclopedia of Chemistry is a reference to understanding the basic concepts in chemistry and its peripheral disciplinescrystallography; analytical, surface, physical, polymer, inorganic, and organic chemistry; bio-, geo-, and electrochemistry; and others. Arranged in alphabetical order, the entries include biographies of individuals who have made major contributions as well as numerous illustrations and photographs to help in visualizing technical concepts. Chemistry is the study of matterin its many formsand the way these forms react with each other. It deals with the smallest of ions that are used in the human body to process energy, with the inner workings of the Earths core, and even with the faraway study of the chemical composition of rocks on Mars. Chemistry is a pervasive science, or as an anonymous writer once wrote, What in the world isnt chemistry? To understand basic chemistry is to have a healthy understanding of the complex world around us. It allows us to be amused by knowing that two of the most dangerous chemicals, sodium and chlorine, when combined, make our food taste good (salt, sodium chloride). It also helps us realize that combining chemicals released to the atmosphere by human activities can have serious health effects on us all, or that the wings of a butterfly may hold the key to a cure for cancer. Chemists today work hard to solve many of the leading problems in industry, agriculture, science, and health. Throughout the pages of this encyclopedia, you will learn the definitions of chemical terms, literally from A to Z, and will read fascinating biographies of some of the leading chemists of the past and present. The volume also includes a set of essays by todays chemists on the role chemistry plays in our daily lives, ranging from how chemistry helps solve crimes to how it provides dyes for our latest fashions. While this reference book is designed for high school and collegelevel readers, it can also be used by anyone interested in chemistry and the various subdisciplines or by those who simply want to increase their scientific vocabulary. The encyclopedia also includes a set of helpful appendixes with information about Internet Web sites and chemistryrelated software. The most important element in using the Encyclopedia of Chemistry can be summarized by a line by novelist Ray Bradbury: The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romancethe idea that anything is possible. Don Rittner Schenectady, New York |
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