Chemistry

Chemistry, a branch of physical science, is the study of the composition, structure, properties and change of matter.

Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance
Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life's Emergence
Carbon: The Book of Life
Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices
Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe
Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death
Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race
It's Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything
Pas de deux
Every Day, Chemistry
Is This Wi-Fi Organic?: A Guide to Spotting Misleading Science Online
Full Spectrum: How the Science of Color Made Us Modern
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
The Periodic Table
Lessons in Chemistry
General Chemistry (Dover Books on Chemistry)
Organic Chemistry
Uncle Tungsten
Physical Chemistry
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
Chemistry: The Central Science
Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootLab Girl by Hope JahrenSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonAlien Earths by Lisa KalteneggerInvisible Women by Caroline Criado Pérez
Women in Science
329 books — 107 voters
The Complete Guide to Bathrooms by Black & DeckerDeath of the Cosset by Kimberly Jane OswaldNeon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 by Yoshiyuki SadamotoNeon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 2 by Yoshiyuki SadamotoNeon Genesis Evangelion, Volume 3 (Neon Genesis Evangelion (Viz) by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
VintiqueBooks
46 books — 2 voters

Cosmos by Carl SaganA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootPale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan
Science Writing
284 books — 140 voters
The Silver Chair by C.S. LewisThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanBy the Shores of Silver Lake by Laura Ingalls WilderNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichIron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Periodic Table Elements in Titles
509 books — 44 voters


Alan Bradley
I had found by experience that putting things down on paper helped to clear the mind in precisely the same way, as Mrs. Mullet had taught me, that an eggshell clarifies the consommé or the coffee, which, of course, is a simple matter of chemistry. The albumin contained in the eggshell has the property of collecting and binding the rubbish that floats in the dark liquid, which can then be removed and discarded in a single reeking clot: a perfect description of the writing process.
Alan Bradley, Speaking from Among the Bones

THE MAXIMS OF MEDICINE Before you examine the body of a patient, Be patient to learn his story. For once you learn his story, You will also come to know His body. Before you diagnose any sickness, Make sure there is no sickness in the mind or heart. For the emotions in a man’s moon or sun, Can point to the sickness in Any one of his other parts. Before you treat a man with a condition, Know that not all cures can heal all people. For the chemistry that works on one patient, May not work for th ...more
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

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