Rachel Carson wrote the mainstream scientific book Silent Spring in 1962. It outlined the devastation that certain chemicals had on local ecosystems. The book served as a wake-up call for the public ...

The acceptance of molecules as 3D structures led to major advances in chemistry, with quantum mechanics providing the theoretical framework. Early successes, like modeling the neutral H2 molecule, ...

In Peter Carey's new novel, The Chemistry of Tears, the hero and the heroine are separated by 150 years. It is an object — a piece of technology — that brings Catherine and Henry together: An enormous ...

David E. Lewis, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, is the winner of the 2018 HIST Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry, presented by the ACS ...

PROF. OSTWALD, who has done so much for the historical side of the literature of chemistry, has declared that “there is no more effective means of vivifying and deepening the study of a science than ...

The following is reprinted from the article in the recent Alumni Bulletin By A.B. Lamb, Sheldon Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry and Director of the Chemical Laboratory. Chemical Laboratories are ...

Chemists tend to have a less conservative outlook than the average person on the street. This is, of course, stating the obvious. Orthodoxy and pushing the boundaries of chemical research are simply ...

Why is the history of IC chemistry important? The department spans three centuries - the 19th, 20th and 21st, and today still deals with and looks forward to new challenges. It was the cradle of the ...

From now until September, a new exhibit at the Midland Center for the Arts will explore the fields of chemistry, art and the unbreakable bond between them. The exhibit, titled "Science Paints Our ...

The concept of the chemical bond has been around since the days when chemistry still was considered magic, and it continued to be a point of interest in the 17th century when chemistry was evolving ...