...and the people who loved them!Much of what we know about chemistry, and a lot of the conventions in its language and practice, started with the investigators in the 18th century who were fascinated with gases. Priestley, Davy, Avogadro studied and described them and, along with the much maligned alchemists like Newton himself, discovered much of what we know as the laws of chemistry through their empiric observations.
Their studies ended up laying the groundwork for our understanding of physics and biology and became the connection between as well as the foundation for much of our modern world, including our ability to feed 7 billion people. A great book to start exploring chemistry is NAPOLEON'S BUTTONS, which tells the fascinating tales of seventeen molecules that changed the world.
Love your molecules today!
Their studies ended up laying the groundwork for our understanding of physics and biology and became the connection between as well as the foundation for much of our modern world, including our ability to feed 7 billion people. A great book to start exploring chemistry is NAPOLEON'S BUTTONS, which tells the fascinating tales of seventeen molecules that changed the world.
Love your molecules today!
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