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From atoms and fluorescent pigments to sulfa drug synthesis and buckyballs, this lush and authoritative chronology presents 250 milestones in the world of chemistry. As the "central science" that bridges biology and physics, chemistry plays an important role in countless medical and technological advances. Covering entertaining stories and unexpected applications, chemist and journalist Derek B. Lowe traces the most important--and surprising--chemical discoveries.
Author Notes
Since 1989, chemist Derek B. Lowe, has worked for several major pharmaceutical companies on drug discovery projects against schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, diabetes, cancer, and other diseases. After receiving his PhD in chemistry from Duke University, he was awarded a Humboldt fellowship to do postdoctoral research in Germany and has since handled almost 50 elements of the Periodic table. His columns on organic and medicinal chemistry are featured in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Chemistry World , and he has served on the advisory board for Chemical & Engineering News . Having written daily for the popular "In the Pipeline" blog (pipeline.corante.com) for over 12 years, Lowe is also a science blog pioneer with 6,000-plus Twitter followers. He lives in MA.
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This entertaining, instructive, and informative book will appeal to a wide audience. The unusual format presents, in chronological order from c. 500,000 BCE ("Crystals") to 2030 ("Artificial Photosynthesis"), one full-page chemical historical essay opposite a full-page (mostly) color illustration related to it. "Milestones" includes a wide range of chemistry-related subjects, e.g., "Toxicology," "Phosphate Fertilizer," "Mirror Silvering," "Cholesterol," "Teflon." Medicinal chemist Lowe (Vertex Pharmaceuticals) is well known for his columns and his blog, In the Pipeline, and in his first book displays the writing skills and general command of chemistry and its history that have made him popular. Each essay is supported by references, usually to secondary or tertiary sources. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All library collections. --Harold Goldwhite, California State University, Los Angeles