The matter factory
Subtitle: a history of the chemistry laboratory
By: Peter J.T. Morris
Publisher: Reaktion Books, in association with Science Museum, London
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781780234427
Subjects: Chemical laboratories; Chemistry; Design; History
Other titles: History of the chemistry laboratory
Description: The Matter Factory offers a novel approach to the history of chemistry, showing how the development of the laboratory also helped to shape modern scientific practice. It explores the history of the chemical museum, which is now almost extinct. Fascinating and unique, this book will appeal to practicing chemists, scientists, and general readers alike.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-397) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Birth of the laboratory, Wolfgang von Hohenlohe and Weikersheim, 1590s; title: Form and function, Antoine Lavoisier and Paris, 1780s; title: Laboratory versus lecture hall, Michael Faraday and London, 1820s; title: Training chemists, Justus Liebig and Giessen, 1840s; title: Modern conveniences, Robert Bunsen and Heidelberg, 1850s; title: The chemical palace, Wilhelm Hofmann and Berlin, 1860s; title: Laboratory transfer, Henry Roscoe and Manchester, 1870s; title: Chemical museums, Charles Chandler and New York, 1890s; title: Cradles of innovation, Carl Duisberg and Elberfeld, 1890s; title: Neither fish nor fowl, Thomas Thorpe and London, 1890s; title: Chemistry in Silicon Valley, Bill Johnson and Stanford, 1960s; title: Innovation on the Isis, Graham Richards and Oxford, 2000s; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix; title: References; title: Select bibliography; title: Acknowledgements; title: Photo acknowledgments; title: Index.