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One Man and His Color

By Simon Garfield

The author of Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World reflects on the legacy of William Henry Perkin and the synthetic dye industry inaugurated by his discovery.
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A Business Born in a Basement and a Garage

This article traces the life and career of Robert W. Allington, one of the most creative and inspiring figures in analytical chemistry.
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Chemistry, Microscopy, and the Nanoworld

A history of chemical microscopy from its 17th-century beginnings to today's cutting-edge applications in nanotechnology. Read more >>

History in the Making

A Conversation with Ralph Cicerone
The president of the National Academy of Sciences talks with CHF about climate change. Read more>>

History in the Making

The Curious Case of Atrazine
Where science, government, and business intersect, scientists grapple with the notion of uncertainty. Read more >>

Book Reviews

Julius A. Stratton; Loretta H. Mannix. Mind and Hand: The Birth of MIT
Michael D. Gordin. A Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table
Jole Shackelford. A Philosophical Path for Paracelsian Medicine: The Ideas, Intellectual Context, and Influence of Petrus Severinus, 1540-1602
Diarmuid Jeffreys. Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug
Philip Anthony Sykas. The Secret Life of Textiles: Six Pattern Book Archives in North West England

Print Exclusives

Our Readers Write
Remembering Chemistry Sets • Important, But Not The First

Inspire
Heritage Day Awards • A Developing Photographic Collection • Exploring the Nanoworld • Building a Scientific Adventure • Talking History

Historic Landmarks
Neil Bartlett and the Reactive Noble Gases

Image and Icons
Atomic Symbolism

CHF on the Move
Heritage Day 2006 • Other Awards • Other Events • JPS Meetings

Outreach
LISE 6 Explores Assessment and Accountability in Science Education • Science Education Supporters Gather at CHF

CHF Collections
Tracing the History of Photography through CHF's Image Archives • A Recipe for The Whole Loaf • The Whole of Nature and the Mirror of Art • Notebooks Provide Glimpse in Nobel Laureate's Work

The Othmer Library
Othmer Library News • Recent Acquisitions • Found in the Othmer Library • Selections from the Neville Collection

History in the Making
Existential Chemistry

Also: Calendar • From the Editor