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The Chemists' War : 1914-1918 / Michael Freemantle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freemantle, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Chemical warfare--Great Britain.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Great Britain.
- Chemistry--History--20th century.
- Chemistry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (285 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2015]
- Summary:
- The 1914-18 war has been referred to as the 'chemists' war' and to commemorate the centenary this collection of essays will examine various facets of the role of chemistry in the First World War. Written by an experienced science writer, this will be of interest to scientists and historians with an interest in this technologically challenging time.
- Contents:
- Much more than chemical warfare
- Calling all chemists
- Women's contributions
- Nobel war efforts
- Powering the war
- The chemistry of a single firearm cartridge
- The acetone crisis
- Whaling for war
- Germany in a fix
- May Sybil Leslie
- An element of war
- Fritz Haber : revered and reviled
- The world's first weapons of mass destruction
- Pope and the mustard agents
- The Biltz brothers
- Solutions at sea
- America's wartime potash problem
- Fractured friendships
- One building, two memorials
- Fifty chemicals of the Great War.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed March 18, 2025).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781839168284
- 1839168285
- OCLC:
- 1428259017
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