Name: Asimov on chemistry [17 essays]
ISBN: 9780385041003

Asimov on chemistry [17 essays]

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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blondinDec 2021

Isaac Asimov series "Asimov on ..."

one of my favorite science writers ever. some people like his science fiction better. but i prefer his non-fiction books. try Asimov on Physics or Asimov on Chemistry. these two are my favorites.

don't bother getting new books, get used ones. or rent it from a local library (which is how i discovered Asimov). also keep in mind that the information in these books might be outdated but not necessarily wrong.

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madengrJan 2016

Just finished up a hardbound copy of "Asimov on Physics", and was able to find "Asimov on Chemistry" overseas for a good price. Definitely my favorite author, and the Foundation Series are my favorite books. Hard to believe he started those when he was 19; genius.

Anybody think a collapse is happening like in foundation (i.e. falling back from nuclear to primitive fossil fuels)?

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madengrMar 2016

Definitely my favorite author, and my bucket list is to read all of his books. So far: Foundation series Nightfall I, Robot Asimov on Chemistry Asimov on Physics Nemesis (almost finished)

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meeritaJan 2014

In no particular order:

What Would Machiavelli Do? The Ends Justify the Meanness

1984

Farenheit 541

Foundation (all saga)

The Hobbit

The Lord of the Rings (all saga)

The Prince

De Bello Gallico and Other Commentaries

The Design of Everyday Things