Introduction to inorganic chemistry

Science & Math

Brown, G.I.

Chemistry

Longman

Physical Chemistry

BROWN

Longman Publishing Group

The true story of Count Rumford, a man who brought more benefit to mankind than most men of his time. After a boyhood in Massachusetts, Romford became a teacher and married a rich society wife, but was forced to flee to England in 1776 after spying for the British during the American War of Independance. Throughout his adventurous life, Rumford's passion was for science - he was known as "The spy who conquered the cold" after he discovered how heat was made - and his revolutionary inventions improved heating, lighting and cooking facilities. He was also a philanthropist setting up workhouses, originating the idea of soup kitchens and, most famously, establishing the Royal Institution. Yet, despite becoming Under- Secretary of State in the British Government, being knighted by George III and founding a Rumford Professorship at Harvard, Rumford was vilified by Cobbett, Gillray aand Cruickshank, and he died almost alone in France.

Scientist, Soldier, Statesman, Spy: Count Rumford, the Extrordinary Life of a Scientific Genius

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

The History Press

From the first gunpowder up through the H-bomb, this is an entertaining and informative look at the development and use of explosives throughout history. Laying the emphasis on the lives of the people involved, on the diverse uses of explosives, and on their social and historical impact, it relates a story of remarkable international human endeavor. Many of those involved—including Roger Bacon, Guy Fawkes, Alfred Nobel, and Robert Oppenheimer—are famed worldwide, while others—such as C.F. Schonbein, William Bickford, Sir Frederick Abel, and Charles E. Munroe—played crucial roles behind the scenes. Alongside their achievements, the uses and impact of explosives in both war and terrorism as well as in civil engineering, quarrying, mining, demolition, fireworks manufacture, shooting for sport are all detailed.

The Big Bang: A History of Explosives

Astronomy & Space Science

The dramatic history of explosives, from the invention of gunpowder to the H-bomb Laying the emphasis on the lives of the people involved, on the diverse uses of explosives, and on their social and historical impact, this entertaining history relates a story of remarkable international and human endeavor. Many of those involved—Roger Bacon, Guy Fawkes, Alfred Nobel, Robert Oppenheimer—are famed worldwide; others, such as C.F. Schonbein, William Bickford, Sir Frederick Abel, and Charles E. Munroe, though less well-known, also played critical roles. Alongside their achievements, this book highlights the uses and impact of explosives in both war and terrorism, and in civil engineering, quarrying, mining, demolition, fireworks manufacture, and shooting for sport. In many cases explosives are seen to have had a significant historical impact as, for example, in the early use of gunpowder in the Civil War, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and the worldwide opening up of canals and railways.

Explosives: History with a Bang

History

World

Providing an overview of two millennia of technological achievement, this book traces the history of inventions - and their impact on society - from the development of iron-working to the computer age. It is divided into 15 thematic chapters, on materials, measurements, tools and devices, electricity, energy and power, engines, textiles, transport, light and sound, communication, computers, farming and food, medicine, warfare, and space. Special features focus on pioneering inventors who pushed forward the boundaries of human knowledge and whose technological innovations, from the wheel to the high-speed train and from the abacus to the desktop PC, have changed the lives of millions.

The Guinness History of Inventions

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Guinness World Records Ltd.

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