This is the first comprehensive history of the chemistry department at Imperial College London. Based on archival records, oral testimony, published papers, pub

"This is the first comprehensive history of the chemistry department at Imperial College London. Based on archival records, oral testimony, published papers, pu

'The book neatly illuminates a forgotten history of female chemists — and this is not an overstatement. It contains a multitude of names, events and socio-eco

A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Nineteenth Century covers the period from 1815 to 1914 and the birth of modern chemistry. The elaboration of atomic theor

Overlooked, even despised by historians of chemistry for many years, the genre of biography has enjoyed a revival since the beginning of this century. The key t