Chemistry : a very short introduction / Peter Atkins.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 417Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.Description: xvi, 107 pages ; 18 cmISBN:
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Subject(s): Summary: The author explores the central concepts and approaches of chemistry. Celebrating its great achievements, he shows how chemistry underpins the infrastructure of modern civilization through fuels for heating, power generation, and transport, as well as material comforts, health, and communication, and identifies the exciting frontiers of the field today.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The author explores the central concepts and approaches of chemistry. Celebrating its great achievements, he shows how chemistry underpins the infrastructure of modern civilization through fuels for heating, power generation, and transport, as well as material comforts, health, and communication, and identifies the exciting frontiers of the field today.

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