Author

Publication

1974 - Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

66,750 words, Guess

Page Count

267 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing1450364
  • Goodreads2454911

Classifications

  • LCCQD39 .A74

Alternate Titles

  • Magazine of fantasy and science fiction (Cornwall, Conn.)

Description

Collection of essays: PART I. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY The weighting game Slow burn The element of perfection Welcome, stranger! Death in the laboratory To tell a chemist PART II. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY The evens have it PART III. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY You too can speak Gaelic PART IV. BIOCHEMISTRY The haste-makers Life's bottleneck The egg and wee That's life Not as we know it PART V. GEOCHEMISTRY Recipe for a planet No more ice ages? PART VI. GENERAL The nobelmen of science The Isaac winners

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Other Editions

  • Asimov on chemistryDoubleday1974-01-01

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