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Creative Chemistry by Edwin E. Slosson
Slosson reviews the transformation of alchemistry from an obscure and imprecise practice to the science of chemistry. Along the way, he explains how the modern industrial world now relies on fertilizers, explosives, textile materials, polymers and metals. By exploring the properties of a once undervalued element, the high strength of vanadium steel made the Ford car possible. Another element, cerium, appears in butane lighters and was once seen as a threat to the match industry in France. In his chapter on oils, Slosson reviews the development of hydrogenated oils, especially during WWII, in t...
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Episodes
00 - Introduction 02.01.2026 13:04
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01 - Ch 1 Three Periods of Progress 01.01.2026 22:21
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02 - Ch. 2 Nitrogen 31.12.2025 49:26
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03 - Ch. 3 Feeding the Soil 30.12.2025 49:14
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04 - Ch. 4 Coal-Tar Colors part 1/2 29.12.2025 30:13
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05 - Ch. 4 Coal-Tar Colors part 2/2 28.12.2025 41:58
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06 - Ch. 5 Synthetic Perfumes And Flavors 27.12.2025 40:01
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07 - Ch. 6 Cellulose 26.12.2025 41:29
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08 - Ch. 7 Synthetic Plastics 25.12.2025 37:40
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09 - Ch. 8 The Race For Rubber 24.12.2025 41:58
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10 - Ch. 9 The Rival Sugars 23.12.2025 37:16
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11 - Ch. 10 What Comes From Corn 22.12.2025 34:32
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12 - Ch. 11 Solidified Sunshine 21.12.2025 44:44
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13 - Ch. 12 Fighting with Fumes 20.12.2025 41:02
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14 - Ch. 13 Products Of The Electric Furnace 19.12.2025 0:39
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15 - Ch. 14 Metals, Old And New part 1/2 18.12.2025 37:31
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16 - Ch. 14 Metals, Old And New part 2/2 17.12.2025 43:26
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