Chemistry the Impure Science.
What do you associate with chemistry? Explosions, innovative materials, plastics, pollution? The public's confused and contradictory conception of chemistry as basic science, industrial producer and polluter contributes to what we present in this book as chemistry's image as an impure scie...
| Основен автор: | Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette. |
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| Други автори: | Simon, Jonathan. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Singapore :
World Scientific,
2012.
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| Издание: | 2nd ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=479893 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Chemistry : The Impure Science. |
| Резюме: |
What do you associate with chemistry? Explosions, innovative materials, plastics, pollution? The public's confused and contradictory conception of chemistry as basic science, industrial producer and polluter contributes to what we present in this book as chemistry's image as an impure science. Historically, chemistry has always been viewed as impure both in terms of its academic status and its role in transforming modern society. While exploring the history of this science we argue for a characteristic philosophical approach that distinguishes chemistry from physics. This reflection leads us t. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (295 pages) |
| ISBN: |
9781848168299 1848168292 |