The Romance of Modern Chemistry
James C. Philip
Read by J. M. Smallheer
A fascinating look back at the state of the art of chemistry 100 years ago, this book by James C. Philip, PhD, an assistant professor of chemistry at The Imperial College of Science and Technology, Kensington, provides a "description in non-technical language of the diverse and wonderful way which chemical forces are at work, and their manifold application in modern life" in 1910. Professor Philip relates many of the key chemical discoveries of early academic researchers in the context of the practical uses to which these discoveries were applied in the early 20th century. (summary by J. M. Smallheer) (8 hr 42 min)
Chapters
Preface | 1:40 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Dawn of Chemistry | 6:27 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone | 11:20 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Nature's Building Material | 16:33 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Invisible Substances, and How We Know of Their Existence | 18:28 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Elements with a Double Identity | 16:29 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Metals, Common and Uncommon | 17:31 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Where Two Metals are Better than One | 14:33 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Acids and Alkalis | 20:37 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Natural Waters, and What They May Contain | 16:51 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Chemical Changes which Produce Light and Heat | 19:15 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
How Fire is Made | 21:12 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Nature's Stores of Fuels | 18:15 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
More About Fuel | 20:32 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Flame: What is It? | 16:41 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Explosions and Explosives | 23:46 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Below Zero | 21:00 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Chemistry at High Temperatures | 17:34 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Chemistry of the Stars | 17:29 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Chemistry of Agriculture | 20:13 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Sugar and Starch | 17:07 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Fats and Oils | 18:37 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
How Man Competes with Nature | 18:51 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Adulteration of Food | 13:50 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
The Value of the By-product | 18:50 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Valuable Substances from Unlikely Sources | 16:17 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Chemistry and Electricity | 19:10 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Some Interesting Facts about Solutions | 18:55 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
From Solutions to Crystals | 17:34 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Great Effects from Small Causes | 14:43 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
How Trifling Observations Lead to Great Discoveries | 11:51 | Read by J. M. Smallheer |
Reviews
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PranBharg
Mr. Thomas Mckening(?) does voice and accents! Awesome!