From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story (PDF)

Praise for From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and
Story

"The timeline from alchemy to chemistry contains some of the
most mystifying ideas and images that humans have ever devised.
Arthur Greenberg shows us this wonderful world in a unique and
highly readable book."

--Dr. John Emsley, author of The Elements of Murder: A
History of Poison

"Art Greenberg takes us, through text and lovingly selected
images, on a 'magical mystery tour' of the chemical universe. No
matter what page you open, there is a chemical story worth
telling."

--Dr. Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Laureate and coauthor of
Chemistry Imagined

"Chemistry has perhaps the most intricate, most fascinating, and
certainly most romantic history of all the sciences. Arthur
Greenberg's essays-delightful, learned, quirky, highly personal,
and richly illustrated with contemporary drawings (many of great
rarity and beauty)-provide a kaleidoscope of intellectual
landscapes, bringing the experiments, the ideas, and the human
figures of chemistry's past intensely alive."

--Dr. Oliver Sacks, author of Awakenings

From Alchemy to Chemistry in Picture and Story takes you
on an illustrated tour of chemistry's fascinating history, from its
early focus on the spiritual relationship between man and nature to
some of today's most cutting-edge applications. Drawing from rare
publications and artwork that span over five centuries, the book
contains nearly 200 essays and over 350 illustrations-including 24
in full color-that tell the engaging story of the development of
this fundamental science and its connection with human history.

Join Arthur Greenberg as he combines the "best of the best" from
his previous works (as well as several new essays) to paint a
colorful picture of chemistry's remarkable origins!