Prometheans in the Lab Chemistry and the Making of the Modern World
- List Price: $14.95
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition: 1
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill
- Publish date: 09/01/2002
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""Sharon Bertsch McGrayne's appealing collection of biographical essays reminds us how much we owe to chemistry." --"--New Scientist
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""On your next trip to the bookstore bypass the action adventure thrillers and seek out Prometheans in the Lab "by Sharon McGrayne . . . I wish that (it) were twice its length." ----PopularMechanics.com
""In this striking and readable collection of nine thumbnail biographies of heroic (and troubled) figures in the history of chemistry . . . McGrayne is conscientious about showing the downside of each chemical breakthrough, and the human flaws and '"features' of each Promethean." --"--Choice
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