From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story

<b>Praise for <i>From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story</i></b> <p>”The timeline from alchemy to chemistry contains some of the most mystifying ideas and images that humans have ever devised. Arthur Greenberg shows us this wonderful world in a unique and highly readable book.”<br /> —Dr. John Emsley, author of <i>The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison</i></p> <p>”Art Greenberg takes us, through text and lovingly selected images, on a ‘magical mystery tour’ of the chemical universe. No matter what page you open, there is a chemical story worth telling.”<br /> —Dr. Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate and coauthor of <i>Chemistry Imagined</i></p> <p>”Chemistry has perhaps the most intricate, most fascinating, and certainly most romantic history of all the sciences. Arthur Greenberg’s essays-delightful, learned, quirky, highly personal, and richly illustrated with contemporary drawings (many of great rarity and beauty)-provide a kaleidoscope of intellectual landscapes, bringing the experiments, the ideas, and the human figures of chemistry’s past intensely alive.”<br /> —Dr. Oliver Sacks, author of <i>Awakenings</i></p> <p><i>From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story</i> takes you on an illustrated tour of chemistry’s fascinating history, from its early focus on the spiritual relationship between man and nature to some of today’s most cutting-edge applications. Drawing from rare publications and artwork that span over five centuries, the book contains nearly 200 essays and over 350 illustrations-including 24 in full color-that tell the engaging story of the development of this fundamental science and its connection with human history.</p> <p>Join Arthur Greenberg as he combines the “best of the best” from his previous works (as well as several new essays) to paint a colorful picture of chemistry’s remarkable origins!</p>