“Chemistry must
become the astronomy of the molecular world”
Alfred Werner, 1905
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“Chemistry must
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Welcome to my home page. I am an historian of science in the Science Division at Truman State University. I teach a two semester sequence in history of science from ancient Greece to Watson and Crick, a philosophy of science course for graduate students, and fill in my contact hours with organic chemistry laboratory. My particular specialty is the history of nineteenth century chemistry. My biggest accomplishment in that area so far is my 2003 book on the early history of stereochemistry. It is available from Ashgate (or Amazon), but unfortunately rather pricey. Want to know more about history and philosophy of science? The painting above is The Alchemist, by Stradano, in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. The alchemist is the older man with the cap and ermine coat to the right of the assistant in the middle (you didn't think an experienced alchemist did all his work himself, did you?). The assistant on the left is pressing herbs in large screw press, the short, dwarf-like assistant is grinding something in a mortar and pestle. There's a lot going on in the painting. For a slightly larger image, click here. Another famous painting of chemistry is The Discovery of Phosphorous, by Joseph Wright. |
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