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Erin Pallott answered on 8 Feb 2024:
I have not read it myself yet, but The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean tells the stories of how different periodic elements were discovered.
I find books on how scientists discovered things to be the most interesting, but most of my favourites are more biology related.
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Andrew Gore answered on 8 Feb 2024:
Chemical Engineers Handbook, by Perry and Chilton. I still have my copy from 1974 (fifth Edition) copy.
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Martin McCoustra answered on 8 Feb 2024:
There are quite a few coffee table chemistry books… but the one I like covers Astrochemistry…. that’s the Chemically-controlled Cosmos by David Williams and Tom Hartquist. You might also like the Science of Chocolate published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Michael Schubert answered on 8 Feb 2024:
Someone has already mentioned The Disappearing Spoon, which is a good one. I also like the books Your Atomic Self (especially if you also like biology) and Napoleon’s Buttons (especially if you also like history).
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Bruno Silvester Lopes answered on 8 Feb 2024:
No idea..sorry but as a researcher from microbiology background…I love reading research papers!
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David Bremner answered on 9 Feb 2024:
With information to access at our fingertips do people still use books the same? The last book i had was for my degree and was Organic Chemistry by Fessenden and Fessenden, it was very informative but it was also huge and a bit dry reading.
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Alexander De Bruin answered on 9 Feb 2024:
not chemistry specific, but “Bad Science” by Ben Goldacre is excellent for a science enthusiast
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Kirsty Ross answered on 19 Feb 2024:
I’d recommend The Fugitive Chemist by Dr Abedawn Khalaf. You can get it from Abebooks (other booksellers are available)
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31499768977&searchurl=sortby%3D17%26tn%3Dfugitive%2Bchemist&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title1
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