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廿亘丿丕毓丕鬲 丕賱賳丕乇: 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱賲孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕亍 廿賱賶 丕賱毓氐乇 丕賱匕乇賷

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賱丕 賷鬲賳丕賵賱 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕亍 賵丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 賮賯胤 亘賱 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱毓丕賱賲 亘孬賯丕賮丕鬲賴 賵丨囟丕乇丕鬲賴 賲賳 賲賳馗賵乇 爻賷賲賷丕卅賷 賰賷賲賷丕卅賷
賵丕賱爻賷賲賷丕亍 賴賷 賲賲丕乇爻丞 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 賯亘賱 馗賴賵乇 賵丕爻鬲賯乇丕乇 丕賱賲賳賴噩 丕賱毓賱賲賷 (亘毓丿 丿賷賰丕乇鬲 賵亘賷賰賵賳 )
賰丕賳鬲 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕亍 噩夭亍丕 賱丕 賷鬲噩夭兀 賲賳 丕賱毓賱賵賲 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 賲丕乇爻賴丕 噩賲賷毓 丕賱賮賱丕爻賮丞 賵丕賱丕胤亘丕亍 賲賳匕 亘夭賵睾 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺
乇賰夭鬲 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕亍 氐乇丕毓賴丕 丕賱胤賵賷賱 賮賷 兀賲乇賷賳 丕孬賳賷賳:
兀賵賱賴賲丕 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賷 丨噩乇 丕賱賮賱丕爻賮丞 丕賱匕賷 賷丨賵賱 丕賱賮賱夭丕鬲 丕賱禺亘賷孬丞 丕賱賷 賮賱夭丕鬲 孬賲賷賳丞 (賷丨賵賱 丕賱賳丨丕爻 賵丕賱乇氐丕氐 丕賱賷 匕賴亘 )
孬丕賳賷賴賲丕 鬲丨囟賷乇 廿賰爻賷乇 丕賱丨賷丕丞 丕賱匕賷 賷卮賮賷 賲賳 噩賲賷毓 丕賱丕賲乇丕囟 賵賷賴亘 丕賱禺賱賵丿 賱賱丕賳爻丕賳
賵賱賲 賷丨賯賯 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕卅賷賵賳 兀賷丕 賲賳 賴匕賷賳 丕賱兀賲乇賷賳 賱賰賳賴賲 鬲乇賰賵丕 賱賳丕 鬲乇丕孬丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲 賲丕夭丕賱 賷胤亘賯 賯爻賲 賲賳賴 丨鬲賷 丕賱兀賳
賵賷毓乇囟 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賲賳馗賵乇 賱賳卮賵亍 賵丕夭丿賴丕乇 孬賲 丕囟賲丨賱丕賱 丕賱丨囟丕乇丕鬲 賵丕賱孬賯丕賮丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賳賵毓丞 毓賱賷 胤賵賱 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵毓乇囟 丕賱噩睾乇丕賮賷丕 賲賳 賲氐乇 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 丕賱賷 亘賱丕丿 賲丕 亘賷賳 丕賱賳賴乇賷賳 賵賲賳 丕賱賴賳丿 賵丕賱氐賷賳 丕賱賷 賮丕乇爻 賵乇賵賲丕 孬賲 丕賱丨囟丕乇丕鬲 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱卮丕賲禺丞

賵賷鬲賳丕賵賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鬲丕乇賷禺 丨賷丕丞 丕賱毓卮乇丕鬲 賲賳 乇噩丕賱 賵賳爻丕亍 丕賱毓賱賲 賵賷賳鬲賴賷 毓賳丿 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 亘毓丿 兀賳 賲乇鬲 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 賵賲毓賴丕 賵亘賴丕 丕賱丨囟丕乇丕鬲 丕賱丕賳爻丕賳賷丞 亘賲賳毓胤賮丕鬲 賵丿乇賵亘 賵氐毓丿鬲 賯賲賲丕 賵賴賵鬲 廿賱賷 兀禺丕丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱噩賴賱 賵丕賱馗賱賲丕鬲 賵鬲睾賱亘鬲 毓賱賷 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 兀毓丿丕卅賴丕 兀毓丿丕亍貙 丕賱鬲賳賵賷乇 賵丕賱毓賱賲貙 賱賳氐賱 丕賱賷 賲丕 賵氐賱賳丕 丕賱賷賴: 賰賷賲賷丕亍 賲鬲胤賵乇丞 鬲毓丕賱丨 丕賱賲乇囟賷 賵鬲乇賮毓 賲賳 睾賱丞 丕賱兀乇囟 丕賱夭乇丕毓賷丞 賵鬲禺賱賯 丕賱兀賯賲卮丞 丕賱氐賳丕毓賷丞 賵睾賷乇賴丕 丕賱賰孬賷乇 .

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First published August 21, 1995

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293 reviews
April 8, 2020
賷鬲丨丿孬 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丕賳 毓賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍貙 賲賳匕 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 鬲爻賲賶 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕亍 賵賴賷 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲鬲胤賵乇 賵鬲毓鬲賲丿 丕賱賲賳賴噩 丕賱毓賱賲賷 賵丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 兀賯乇亘 賱賱爻丨乇 賵丕賱卮毓賵匕丞貙 賵乇賰夭 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丕賳 毓賱賶 兀賴賲 賴丿賮賷賳 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕卅賷賵賳 賷賴丿賮賵賳 丕賱賶 鬲丨賯賷賯賴賲丕: 氐賳毓 丨噩乇 丕賱賮賱丕爻賮丞 賵丕賰爻賷乇 丕賱禺賱賵丿.
賷毓乇囟 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰匕賱賰 亘丕禺鬲氐丕乇 賰賷賮賷丞 丕夭丿賴丕乇 賵丕賳賴賷丕乇 丕賱丨囟丕乇丕鬲 毓賱賶 丕孬賳丕亍 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱賲賲賷夭丞 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 鬲胤賵乇 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 賵氐賵賱丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞 丨鬲賶 賲賳鬲氐賮 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷貙 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 賲禺鬲氐乇 毓賳 丨賷丕丞 丕賴賲 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕卅賷賷賳 賵廿賳噩丕夭丕鬲賴賲.
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May 19, 2017
賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 賮賷 丨賷丕丞 丕賱亘卮乇 丕亘鬲丿丕亍賸丕 賲賳 丕賱毓氐乇 丕賱丨噩乇賷 賵丨鬲賶 丕賱毓氐乇 丕賱丨丕囟乇
Profile Image for Heather.
376 reviews13 followers
May 31, 2011
This was a great, easy to understand, relatable introduction to the history of chemistry. As a novice, I found it the perfect way to get myself excited about this summer's intensive chemistry courses, and I felt like it was a great introduction to some of the basic principles of chemistry without being the sort of heavy-handed literature that is often found in textbooks. Creations of Fire should be on the reading list for anyone with a casual interest in chemistry, and now that I am finished with it I will be passing it on to my husband so that he can read it as well. It made science exciting, made the journey of chemistry-related developments easy to follow in logical sequence, and made it easier to understand where the basic building blocks of chemistry are happening in every person's life, every day. I'm so glad I picked this up (by chance) at the local library, and now I'm waiting for the copy I bought. It's not the most recent book in the world, perhaps, since it only covers chemistry research through the early 1900s, but it's still a great introduction and a wonderfully easy read.
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931 reviews42 followers
August 7, 2019
I love the topic but hated this book. I spent 4 weeks trying to force myself to read this book before finally throwing in the towel and moving on to other things. I really wish I could have gotten into this one. It was full of good information but I can't count the times I found my attention drifting to other things or skipping ahead whole sections. When I start prioritizing doing my laundry over reading a book it's time to put the book away.

I think this book doesn't know what it wants to be or who its audience is. Most of the information is very basic and introductory. At the same time it goes into a level of detail that is really not necessary for someone just looking for an intro to the history of chemistry. If you have studied the history of chemistry at all you probably won't get all that much out of this book. If you haven't this book throws so much info at you you won't know who to focus on.
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April 1, 2020
賰鬲丕亘 賰丕賲賱 賲鬲賰丕賲賱 賷爻乇丿 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 賵 鬲賯丕胤毓丕鬲賴丕 賲毓 丕賱丨囟丕乇丕鬲 賵 丕賱孬賯丕賮丕鬲貨 亘丿丕賷丞 賲賳 丨賯亘丞 賲丕 賯亘賱 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丨鬲賶 兀賵丕禺乇 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳貙 賲乇賵乇丕 亘兀亘乇夭 賲丨胤丕鬲賴丕 賵 乇賵丕丿賴丕.

兀毓胤賷賴 丕賱毓賱丕賲丞 丕賱賰丕賲賱丞 賱賲丕 賯丿賲賴 賱賷 賲賳 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賵 兀賮賰丕乇貙 賵 賰賷賮 兀賳賴 爻丕毓丿賳賷 毓賱賶 乇爻賲 禺丕乇胤丞 卮丕賲賱丞 賱賴匕丕 丕賱毓賱賲 丕賱毓乇賷賯.
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November 29, 2012
丕爻鬲毓乇丕囟 鬲兀乇賷禺賷 賱鬲胤賵乇 毓賱賲 丕賱賰賷賲賷丕亍 賲賳 毓氐乇 丕賱爻賷賲賷丕亍 賵鬲丨賵賷賱 丕賱鬲乇丕亘 廿賱賶 匕賴亘 丨鬲賶 丕賱毓氐乇 丕賱丨丿賷孬 ..
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2,245 reviews95 followers
November 6, 2024
Creations of Fire is a book about the history of chemistry from prehistoric times to the 1990s. The authors split the book into three parts. The first part discusses the initial thrust of metallurgy and weaving, focusing on the mystical aspects of chemistry. The second part notes the upheaval of the Aristotlean system, the Enlightenment. The third part deals with modern chemistry.

The first and second parts of the book are fascinating. Although it focuses more on the alchemy aspects of chemistry, it does show when China and India entered the Bronze Age and how they used chemistry to try and make elixirs or something else.

These eras ended when people realized that alchemy didn't work.

I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.
28 reviews2 followers
September 20, 2019
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 乇丕卅毓 賵丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賷賳賯氐賴丕 匕賰乇 亘毓囟 丕賱賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲 亘賱睾鬲賴丕 丕賱兀氐賱賷丞 亘噩丕賳亘 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕
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511 reviews135 followers
November 7, 2009
Good book. Has places that the depth is really outstanding. The development of chemistry was really a transformation of "magick" and the desires of men for life, strength, fortune into a desire to understand the natural world and how it behaves.

It was not an easy path. Along the way some very clever people took some very interesting, and at times, understandable wrong turns as they attempted to capture the hidden nature of compounds, elements, and their structure and interactions.

The greats you learned of in high school chemistry are here, as well as the near-greats that often get left out of such cursory histories. There were places where I personally hope for more details, but overall I liked how the author assembled the facts and personalities. She did a great job researching this book and in most places took concepts that are difficult to explain and made them clear, if not easier to comprehend.
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154 reviews48 followers
April 7, 2015
A 'nuggety' history of chemistry with barebone socio-political context. Why 'nuggety?' Because this book is -- in a way -- "A Book of Sections". You read a chapter, get the overarching theme, and right after that: sketches of characters/events/relevant historical stuff.

Now I don't mean to say the book is bad: it's actually very good. Indeed there are refreshing stories of quirky characters including alchemists, scribes, and even translators (!).

The advancement of science wasn't just done by scientists in their labs. It was also done by people copying, translating, and sheltering the valuable manuscripts.

Plenty of direct quotes really helps to illuminate what the (al)chemists actually thought and believed.

All in all a satisfying book. Presentation could have been smoother, though.
681 reviews
November 30, 2013
Interesting and easy to read overview of the history of chemistry. Found it after seeing a reference to the roll of alchemists in the Scientific Revolution in junior high history textbook. The early sections on alchemy were really spot on to what I was wondering about. The middle portion about the early 1700s and the beginning of chemistry proper was a little hard to follow because I kept wondering about the actual science that was being glossed over. The final section about more modern chemistry was easier to read mostly because of my familiarity with the subjects being discussed from chemistry classes I have taken. The bits of word play and humor are nice if not really necessary. The authors pay specific attention to the role of women throughout chemical history.
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50 reviews
August 13, 2015
This thick book, thankfully broken down into snack-size sections and subsections, thoroughly explores the state of scientific knowledge and thought all of history, across the world. I wouldn't encourage reading it cover to cover, but I had a blast reading the early history -- European alchemy, sure, but also medicinal science in Africa and South America, metalworking in Asia, and more. It's definitely eurocentric, but it does try to push beyond it. The short sections make it easy to flip through pages until you see a header you like and start there, but there's enough connectivity between the passages that I found myself joyfully down a rabbit whole more often than not.
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177 reviews
July 9, 2016
If yoy love chemistry, or history, or both, then I would highly recommend this book. While it took a while to read, it was the most intensive book I have read on the history of chemistry. Although it only covers up to the 1950s, it makes it quite clear how chemistry has changed over time and how it has influenced society, politics, industry, and technology. I highly recommend reading this book for those who love science or history. It might be a bit dry or "too much" for the casual reader.
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41 reviews
July 10, 2014
A wonderful tale about the advancement of chemistry and the primary players involved. Great for those that are interested more in chemical history and have some background knowledge of chemical processes. On an editorial note the book has a white-space issue that makes difficult to read. Content was excellent and the references can help guide budding chemistry to further inquiries.
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12 reviews
September 10, 2014
An informative non-fiction that reads like a novel. If you want to understand human history, read this book. If you want to understand chemicals, drugs or technology, read this book.

Don't write religious notes over the text and on the margins please, though. That's what the previous owner of my copy did.
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June 29, 2009
Part 1 only. Really quite helpful as my background in chemistry is limited to a whirlwind summer class for high school credit just over a decade ago. The writing is nothing special, but it's clear and compelling and even offered a couple of decent leads. Not bad, local library.
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253 reviews23 followers
February 5, 2012
Enormous amounts of information, filled with dry wit and subtle puns, discussing the entire history and development of chemistry. Filled with funny asides and details and an interesting view of history and politics.
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329 reviews3 followers
March 27, 2016
Very well paced book covering chemistry from metallurgy, discover and use of dyes, organic and inorganic chemistry, discovery of elements, quantum physics to nuclear fission and fusion to the current chemistry development. It was a very interesting book and well worth reading.
10 reviews
August 1, 2011
This book took me a while to get through but I still adored it for trying to enlighten me. This book is a great accesssible history to the field of chemistry... Enough said
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June 13, 2013

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