Volume 25, Number 3, Fall 2007

25-3 Book Review: Sustainable Futures

Travis Bradford, Solar Revolution: The Economic Transformation of the Global Energy Industry. Bruce Podobnik, Global Energy Shifts: Fostering Sustainability in a Turbulent Age. Reviewed by: Matthew Eisler

Al-Kimya: Notes on Arabic Alchemy

Historians have uncovered evidence of the immense influence of Arabic alchemy—a largely unexplored piece of the alchemical puzzle.

Book Review: Getting the Lead Out

Werner Troesken, The Great Lead Water Pipe Disaster. Reviewed by: James Whorton

Book Review: Paracelsus, Healer of the German Reformation

Philip Ball, The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science. Reviewed by: Jole Shackleford

Books to Note: Fall 2007

Books to Note: Fall 2007

Garden of Nanotech

Nanotechnology offers solutions to looming global crises such as energy and water shortages—but the effort requires research from across academic disciplines.

Hard Times and Good Fortune

Rudolph Pariser's early life and career were shaped by world wars and other international events.

Patterning the World

The rise of the digital age depended on integrated circuits made with new materials and techniques that could both increase performance and drive down costs.

True Blue: DuPont and the Color Revolution

The trend-setting colorists at DuPont's Duco Color Advisory Service were prophets of the color revolution, guiding corporations and consumers in choosing hues for everything from car fenders to countertops.