All about Chemistry: the new & bestseller list in General Chemistry

Pioneering British Women Chemists Their Lives and Contributionsby Marelene Rayner-Canham & Geoff Rayner-Canham (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Historically, British chemistry has been perceived as a solely male endeavour. However, this perception is untrue: the allure of chemistry has attracted British women for centuries past. Since the 1880s, women chemists have studied academic chemistry and made interesting and significant contributions to their fields, yet they have been absent from the historical record. This book rectifies the gaps, providing a well-researched glimpse into the forgotten world of British women in chemistry from 1880–1949.

460pp | Nov 2019 | 978-1-78634-768-8 US$98 / £85

Personal and Scientific ReminiscencesTributes to Ahmed Zewailedited by Majed Chergui Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland), Rudolph A Marcus (Caltech), John Meurig Thomas (Cambridge) & Dongping Zhong (The Ohio State University, USA)

The book contains testimonies by friends and relatives of Zewail and by outstanding scientists from around the world who worked or have been affiliated with the Nobel prizewinning professor. Each contribution describes the author’s own unique experience and personal relationship with Zewail, and includes details of his scientific achievements and the stories around them

300pp | 2017 | 978-1-78634-435-9 US$115 / £101 978-1-78634-463-2(pbk) US$65 / £57

Women in Their Element Selected Women's Contributions to the Periodic Systemedited by Annette Lykknes (Norwegian Universityof Science and Technology, Norway) & BrigitteVan Tiggelen (Science History Institute, USA)

This book offers an original viewpoint on the history of the Periodic Table: a collective volume with 38 short illustrated papers on women and their contribution to the building and the understanding of the Periodic Table and of the elements themselves. As for the selection of women, the chapters include pre-periodic table contributions as well as recent discoveries, unknown stories as well as more famous ones. The main emphasis will be on work conducted in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Furthermore, the book includes elements from different groups in the periodic table, so as to represent a variety of chemical contexts.

556pp | Aug 2019 | 978-981-120-628-3 US$128 / £1115 978-981-120-768-6(pbk) US$45 / £40

Lives and Times of Great Pioneers in Chemistry(Lavoisier to Sanger)by C N R Rao & Indumati Rao (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India)

This book presents the lives and times of 21 great chemists starting from Lavoisier (18th century) and ending with Sanger. Then, there are stories of the great Faraday (19th century) and of the 20th century geniuses G N Lewis and Linus Pauling. The material in the book is presented in the form of stories describing important aspects of the lives of these great personalities, besides highlighting their contributions to chemistry.

324pp | Jan2016 | 978-981-4689-05-2 US$58 / £48 978-981-4689-92-2(pbk) US$29 / £24

Never Lose Your Nerve!by Alan J Heeger (UC Santa Barbara)

Never Lose Your Nerve! chronicles the ups and downs of a Nobel Laureate’s life. Many think of scientists as risk-adverse individuals but Professor Heeger shows the absolute necessity of risk in research and that scientists are, in fact, risk-addicted, as taking the first, risky step into unfamiliar territory is a step in the right direction towards creativity and great discoveries.

288pp | Dec 2015 | 978-981-4704-85-4 US$58 / £48 978-981-4704-86-1(pbk) US$28 / £23

Spinach on the CeilingThe Multifaceted Life of a Theoretical Chemistby Martin Karplus (Harvard University, USA & Université de Strasbourg, France)

The autobiography of Martin Karplus, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2013, describes the journey from his childhood in Vienna, his escape to Switzerland in 1938 shortly after Hitler's entrance into Austria, his education in New England and California, and scientific career which took him to England, Illinois, Columbia, Strasbourg, and Harvard. The author's optimistic outlook and faith in himself made it possible for him to overcome difficulties in his research and to develop methods in several different fields of science that asked questions to teach him and others something not known before. Paralleling his efforts in science, Martin Karplus enjoyed a life-long interest in cooking, working at some of the best restaurants in France and Spain, and in photography, holding numerous exhibitions of his work around the world.

350pp | Jan 2020 | 978-1-78634-802-9 US$88 / £75978-1-78634-806-7(pbk) US$38 / £35

Chemical Elements in Lifeby Wansen Zhu (Fudan University, China)translated by Caiyun Fang (Fudan University, China) & Lin Xia

How did life begin? Starting with the Big Bang Theory, this book systematically discusses scientific findings and hypotheses on topics such as the origin of chemical elements, formation of life on Earth, evolution of life elements, their subtle chemical reactions and miraculous physiological functions. The content in this book is carefully arranged to focus on major scientific discoveries in various disciplines related to life science, with particular emphasis on the vital relationship between chemical reactions in the human body and health, shedding light on hot issues of public concern such as nutrition and human longevity. Important concepts covered include chemical circulation and the dynamic balance of elements both within ourselves, and with the environment.

686pp | Mar 2020 | 978-981-121-032-7 US$148 / £130978-981-121-034-1(ebook for individual) US$29.99 / £29.99

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Great Chemists: Their Stories & Other AutobiographiesReminiscences of Ahmed H. Zewail: Photons, Electrons and What Else?A Portrait from Close Range. Remembrances of his Group Members and Familyedited by Abderrazzak Douhal (Universidadde Castilla la Mancha, Spain), John SpencerBaskin (Caltech) & Dongping Zhong (The Ohio State University, USA)

300pp | 2018 | 978-981-3231-53-5 US$68 / £60 978-981-3231-65-8(pbk) US$38 / £33

The Periodic Table and a Missed Nobel Prizeby Ulf Lagerkvist (Gothenburg University, Sweden)edited by Erling Norrby (The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sweden)

136pp | 2012 | 978-981-4295-95-6(pbk) US$22 / £18

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Climbing the Limitless LadderA Life in Chemistryby C N R Rao (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India & Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)

232pp | 2010 | 978-981-4307-85-7 US$57 / £47 | 978-981-4307-86-4(pbk) US$31 / £26

Voyage Through TimeWalks of Life to the Nobel Prizeby Ahmed Zewail (Caltech)

304pp | 2003 | 978-981-238-340-2(pbk) US$29 / £24

Candid Science IIIMore Conversations with Famous Chemistsby István Hargittai (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)edited by Magdolna Hargittai

520pp | 2003 | 978-1-86094-336-2 US$148 / £123 | 978-1-86094-337-9(pbk) US$70 / £58

History & Development of Chemistry

Intriguing Titles in the Field of Chemistry

Igniting the Chemical Ring of FireHistorical Evolution of the Chemical Communities of the Pacific Rimedited by Seth C Rasmussen (North Dakota State University, USA)

484pp | 2018 | 978-1-78634-454-0 US$98 / £86

The Chemistry Department at Imperial College LondonA History, 1845 – 2000by Hannah Gay (Simon Fraser University, Canada & Imperial College London, UK) &William P Griffith (Imperial College London, UK)

584pp | 2017 | 978-1-78326-973-0 US$68 / £56

Nobel Lectures in Chemistry (2006 – 2010)edited by Bengt Nordén (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)

444pp | 2015 | 978-981-4630-16-0 US$128 / £106 978-981-4630-17-7(pbk) US$48 / £40

Information, Entropy, Life and the UniverseWhat We Know and What We Do Not Knowby Arieh Ben-Naim (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

492pp | 2015 | 978-981-4651-66-0 US$62 / £51 978-981-4651-67-7(pbk) US$29 / £24

EntropyThe Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truthby Arieh Ben-Naim (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

296pp | 2016 | 978-981-3147-66-9 US$48 / £40978-981-3147-67-6(pbk) US$22 / £18

The Chemistry of Inkjet Inksedited by Shlomo Magdassi (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

356pp | 2009 | 978-981-281-821-8 US$128 / £106 978-981-3203-49-5(pbk) US$58 / £48

Laboratory Scientific GlassblowingA Practical Training Methodby Paul Le Pinnet (SOG Ltd, UK)

456pp | 2017 | 978-1-78634-197-6 US$108 / £90 978-1-78634-242-3(pbk) US$58 / £48

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