Project Gutenberg 2010-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 196 Watson, Glen W. A Brief History of Element Discovery, Synthesis, and Analysis Reading ease score: 50.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton, Erica Pfister-Altschul and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Brief History of Element Discovery, Synthesis, and Analysis" by Glen W. Watson is a scientific publication written in the early 1960s. The book provides an overview of the historical evolution of chemical elements, detailing the advancements in the methods of discovering, synthesizing, and analyzing these substances. It discusses the transition from ancient concepts of elements to modern discoveries and theories in chemistry and nuclear physics. In this work, Watson chronicles the journey of element discovery, starting with ancient theories proposed by Greek philosophers and leading to groundbreaking achievements in modern chemistry, particularly at the University of California's Radiation Laboratory. He highlights key figures such as Robert Boyle, Marie Curie, and Ernest Rutherford, illustrating how their contributions laid the groundwork for understanding elements and radioactivity. The book emphasizes the technological innovations that enabled the synthesis of new elements—such as cyclotrons—and the significance of isotopes and nuclear reactions in expanding the periodic table, particularly during the mid-20th century. Overall, Watson's narrative not only enriches our understanding of chemical science but also presents a fascinating timeline of human inquiry into the building blocks of matter. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31624/31624-h/images/bcover.png en Chemistry -- History Chemical elements Transuranium elements -- Synthesis QD Text Physics Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics 64477 64490 2024-10-13T12:02:45.287144 2023-09-14T05:28:44.602878 text/html text/html 59971 2010-03-13T06:57:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1100872 2010-03-13T06:57:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1023507 2024-10-13T12:02:53.834613 application/epub+zip 1019723 2024-10-13T12:02:49.311636 application/epub+zip 273531 2024-10-13T12:02:46.837143 application/epub+zip 1077444 2024-10-13T12:02:55.883614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1063613 2024-10-13T12:02:51.125625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96963 2022-09-14T14:00:16.044488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54331 54222 2024-10-13T12:02:45.052199 2023-09-14T05:28:44.413904 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54208 2010-03-13T06:57:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19662 2010-03-13T06:57:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 54200 2010-03-13T06:57:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19645 2010-03-13T06:57:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21743 2024-10-13T12:02:56.026583 application/rdf+xml 11110 2024-10-13T12:02:46.912130 image/jpeg 2024 2024-10-13T12:02:46.875116 image/jpeg 1103779 2024-10-13T12:02:45.343138 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog