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Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:13:43 -0500
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"Oxygen," by Nick Lane, Oxford Press gives a geological-time accounting of
how variable oxygen levels affected (and were caused by) various planetary
occurrances. I found it quite engaging........
J. William Hirzy, Ph.D.
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Let?s see,
Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants, by John D.
Clark, is excellent.
Reprints are available through Amazon for some $ 72. It has some wonderful
anecdotes. One that comes to mind is how when someone suggested HCN as a
fuel, the engineers screamed. This is despite the fact that they were
using stuff that was more toxic that that all the time.
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Hi,
I'm a community college chemistry instructor and I don't know any history
of chemistry. I'm trying to remedy that.
Does anyone know of good, interesting chemistry history books or
references? Also, any good resources for history of chemists that might
be interesting and/or have interesting anecdotes?
Barb Gore
Barbara Gore
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Waubonsee Community College
Waubonsee Drive at Rt. 47
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
bgore**At_Symbol_Here**waubonsee.edu
Phone: (630) 466-2454
FAX: (630) 466-2441
"Oxygen," by Nick Lane, Ox
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Press gives a geological-time accounting of how variable oxygen levels
affected (and were caused by) various planetary occurrances. I found it
quite engaging........
J. William Hirzy, Ph.D.
Chemist In Residence
Phone: 202-885-1780
JAMES GWYN JR <jim
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Let’s see,
Ignition!: An informal hist
ory
of liquid rocket propellants, by John D. Clark, is excellent.
Reprints are available thro
ugh
Amazon for some $ 72. It has some wonderful anecdotes. One that comes to
mind is how when someone suggested HCN as a fuel, the engineers screamed.
This is despite the fact that they were using stuff that was more
toxic that that all the time.
From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [ma
ilto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu]
On Behalf Of Barbara Gore
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 8:22 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Any Good Chem History Books?
Hi,
I'm a community college chemistry instru
ctor
and I don't know any history of chemistry. I'm trying to remedy that.
Does anyone know of good, interesting ch
emistry
history books or references? Also, any good resources for history
of chemists that might be interesting and/or have interesting anecdotes?
Barb Gore
Barbara Gore
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Waubonsee Community College
Waubonsee Drive at Rt. 47
Sugar Grove, IL 60554-9454
bgore**At_Symbol_Here**waubonsee.edu
Phone: (630) 466-2454
FAX: (630) 466-2441
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