Forerunners Theory and Production
of Gases Electrochemistry
and Electrochemical
Industries The Path to the
Periodic Table Atomic and Nuclear
Structure Chemical Synthesis,
Structure, and Bonding Pharmaceuticals
and the Path
to Biomolecules Petroleum and
Petrochemicals Plastics and Other Polymers Chemical Engineering:
Chemistry Scales Up
for Industry Human and Natural Environmental Concerns

Electrochemistry has many applications beyond the university laboratory and provided the start of many modern corporations. These 12 achievers all investigated the connection between chemistry and electricity. The field began as a theoretical exploration of fundamental forces at work in the universe; it is now a cornerstone of industry, technology, and medicine.