All history of science articles – Page 2
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Opinion
The forgotten father of chemistry?
New evidence reveals how a 16th century Italian physician shaped modern science
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Feature
Hofmann's chemistry factory
How two German chemists shaped chemistry education and research in Britain
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Feature
200 years of Gmelin’s handbook
2017 marks 200 years since Leopold Gmelin first published his influential handbook – and it’s still going strong, as Mike Sutton discovers
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Review
Stalin and the scientists: a history of triumph and tragedy 1905–1953
Scientific life in the Soviet Union
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Opinion
Solving the riddle of the glowing stones
The mysterious luminescence of the Bologna Stone was the wonder of the 17thcentury
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Feature
History of noble gases
Mike Sutton tells the story of William Ramsay’s hunt for the noble gases
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Feature
A fresh look at alchemy
Lawrence Principe cracks the alchemists’ codes and discovers the sophisticated chemistry they used
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Feature
Capital chemistry
This year, the University of Edinburgh celebrates three centuries since the appointment of its first chemistry professor. Philip Robinson looks back in time
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Feature
阿尔弗雷德·沃纳: the well-coordinated chemist
阿尔弗雷德·沃纳’s careful experiments led to the discovery of what came to be known as coordination bonds. Mike Sutton looks at how he pointed the way to chemistry’s complex future
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Feature
The golden helix
The discovery of the importance and structure DNA was more than just Crick and Watson’s eureka moment. Mike Sutton untangles the tale of life’s molecular mysteries
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