num_pages: 263
description: From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this building block of our technological world.
language: English
title: A Short History of Chemistry
titlecomplete: A Short History of Chemistry (Science Study)
genres: Popular Science, History, Science, Education, Engineering, History Of Science, Chemistry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 740
publisher: Greenwood Press (London)