Download or read book The Chemical Age written by Frank A. von Hippel and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sweeping history reveals how the use of chemicals has saved lives, destroyed species, and radically changed our planet: “Remarkable . . . highly recommended.” —Choice In The Chemical Age, ecologist Frank A. von Hippel explores humanity’s long and uneasy coexistence with pests, and how the battles to exterminate them have shaped our modern world. He also tells the captivating story of the scientists who waged war on famine and disease with chemistry. Beginning with the potato blight tragedy of the 1840s, which led scientists on an urgent mission to prevent famine using pesticides, von Hippel traces the history of pesticide use to the 1960s, when Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring revealed that those same chemicals were insidiously damaging our health and driving species toward extinction. Telling the story in vivid detail, von Hippel showcases the thrills—and complex consequences—of scientific discovery. He describes the creation of chemicals used to kill pests—and people. And, finally, he shows how scientists turned those wartime chemicals on the landscape at a massive scale, prompting the vital environmental movement that continues today.

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Download or read book Living in the Chemical Age How an Ounce of Prevention Can Protect Your Family from a World of Toxins written by Ph. D. Janet Newman and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in an age of convenience, consumerism, and immediate gratification. But the exponential changes happening in our society have an effect: More toxins are invading our lives than ever before. The best way to prevent harm from toxins is to avoid them-and Janet Newman, Ph.D., can show you how. Living in the Chemical Age is an eye-opening look at how we can live less polluted lives. In this indispensable guide, Janet identifies contaminants in our food, water, personal care products, environment, pharmaceuticals, and even nature; explains the physical effects these chemicals can have; and explores everyday ways to avoid them. Whether you're a mom concerned about her kids or a citizen hoping to positively use your consumer power, Janet's clear and simple tips will help you make everyday choices that can lead to a healthier world.

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Download or read book The Chemical Age Chemical Dictionary Chemical Terms written by Hesperides and published by Hesperides Press. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text extracted from opening pages of book: THE CHEMICAL AGE CHEMICAL DICTIONARY CHEMICAL TERMS LONDON: ERNEST BENN LIMITED 8, BOUVERIE STREET, B. C. 4 i 924 Print, d by Jarrold & Sons, Limited, Norwich PREFACE Y HE vast output of chemical literature at the present time is presenting almost insuperable I difficulties to those who attempt to keep abreast of the rapid advances in chemical science. Not the least of these difficulties is the terminology of the subject, for chemical terms are multiplying at a bewildering rate. Frequently, too, when a new word or expression is coined it is followed up with an abbreviation or symbol by which it is expressed. One has, in fact, only to glance through the abstracts of the English and American Chemical Societies to realise the difficulty. The Chemical Age Dictionary of Chemical Terms has been compiled by experts to meet the needs of all those who have to consult not only original papers or their abstracts but other forms of lit erature as represented by reviews and modern textbooks. It will, therefore, make a direct appeal to all chemists from the student to the director of research. The subjects dealt with include organic, inorganic, physical, analytical and biochemistry. Unfortunately, many chemical terms are loose and even vague and it is very difficult, if not impossible, to give exact definitions in such cases. Indeed, it is undesirable to attempt to give an exact definition where none exists This is especially the case with names by which certain theories or concepts are known. In general the terms will be found in the form in which they are most frequently met with in technical literature, but in order to avoid repetition it has been foundconvenient in some cases to include a number of closely related terms under one general term. Thus, the different types of isomerism are classed together under Isomerism, the different kinds of spectra under Spectrum, and so on. Tide many laws, reactions, etc., are not grouped together under these headings but will be found under the names by which they arc known For example Henry's Law, and not Law of Henry, Hoesch Reaction, and not Reaction, Hoesch van't Hoff factor and not Factor, van't Hoff. In many cases cross-references are given not only to the same subject but to cognate subjects. No effort has been spared to illustrate the explanations and definitions by means of examples; and it is hoped that these will be of great assistance in elucidating terms which could not otherwise be made perfectly clear. The Dictionary is an essential supplement to, but not a substitute for, the textbook. The present dictionary is intended to be the forerunner of successive volumes, each one of which will deal with the subject as it appears in its different phases. Thus, it is hoped to publish a second volume dealing with Organic Substances, a third dealing with Inorganic Substances, etc. No Dictionary compiled on similar lines has as yet appeared in the English language. It is hoped, therefore, that the present volume will prove not only a novelty, but an indispensable companion for all those who are interested in pure chemistry or its application to industry. LONDON / September, 1924 CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE .....------5 A 9 B 24 C 30 D - 45 E 56 F - 64 G -----6 9 H 74 I ** J ** K 92 L 94 M 97 N 106 O - - in P H7 Q 128 R 130 S 135 T * 45 U * 5i V IS* W J 54 X 155 2 J 56 TABLE OF SYMBOLS ----------* 57THE CHEMICAL AGE CHEMICAL DICTIONARY: CHEMICAL TERMS Absolute Zero. The temperature 273 centigrade. Temperatures measured from this zero are termed absolute temperatures and are generally designated by a capital T If t is the temperature centigrade then T = 273 - ft . Absorptiometer. An apparatus for deter mining the solubility of gases in liquids. It consists of a graduated vessel containing the liquid and a known volume of gas; or the absorption may be done in a separate vessel, the gas being measured out from a burette There are several modifications of thes

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