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Asimov on chemistry [17 essays]
by Isaac Asimov · first published 1974
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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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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…
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on “Ask HN: Which books changed your life?” ↗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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