Download or read book Mendeleyev's Dream written by Paul Strathern and published by Berkley Trade. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unravels the history of chemistry, from the ancient Greek philosophers to the Age of Enlightenment and beyond, focusing on the life of the Russian chemist who conceived the periodic table of elements marking the birth of modern chemistry.