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263 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780313207693
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Praeger
Publication date: 22 October 1979
nonfiction
history
science
informative
medium-paced
Description
From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this building block of our technological world.
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263 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780313207693
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Praeger
Publication date: 22 October 1979
nonfiction
history
science
informative
medium-paced
Description
From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this building block of our technological world.
Community Reviews
Content Warnings