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A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age
About this book
A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Modern Age covers the period from 1914 to the present. The impact of chemistry and the chemical industry on science, war, society, and the economy has made this era the "Chemical Age". Having prospered in the West, chemical science spread across the globe and slowly became more diversified in terms of its ethnic and gendered mix. After flourishing for sixty years, the chemical industry was impacted by the Oil Crisis of the 1970s and became almost invisible in the West. While the industry has clearly delivered many benefits to society-such as new materials and better drugs-it has been excoriated by critics for its impact on the environment.
The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Chemistry presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation.
Peter J. T. Morris is Honorary Research Associate at the Science Museum, London, and at University College London, UK
Volume 6 in the Cultural History of Chemistry set.
General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Chemistry presents the first comprehensive history from the Bronze Age to today, covering all forms and aspects of chemistry and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are theory and concepts; practice and experiment; laboratories and technology; culture and science; society and environment; trade and industry; learning and institutions; art and representation.
Peter J. T. Morris is Honorary Research Associate at the Science Museum, London, and at University College London, UK
Volume 6 in the Cultural History of Chemistry set.
General Editors: Peter J. T. Morris, University College London, UK, and Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Series Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Theory and Concepts: Stability and Transformation in Chemical Problems and Explanation 1914 to the Present
- 2 Practice and Experiment: From Laboratory Research to Teaching and Policy-making
- 3 Laboratories and Technology: An Era of Transformations
- 4 Culture and Science: Materials and Methods in Society
- 5 Society and Environment: The Advance of Women and the International Regulation of Pollution
- 6 Trade and Industry: The Growth, Diversification, and Dissolution of a Global Industry
- 7 Learning and Institutions: Global Developments since 1914
- 8 Art and Representation: From the “Mad Scientist” to Poison Gas and Chemical Pollution
- Notes
- Bibliography
- List of Contributors
- Index
- Imprint