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Spring 2007, Vol. 25, No. 1

The Image of Alchemy

By Lawrence M. Principe and Marjorie Gapp

Current scholarship is changing the way we look at alchemy. Once considered a spiritual practice fraught with fraud and futility, it is now seen as a practical art that anticipated and influenced modern chemistry. The authors examine historical images of alchemy to consider how the practice was understood in earlier times. Read more >>

Mendeleev's Legacy

On the 100th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleev's death, a noted author and scholar reflects on the chemist's greatest legacy: the recognition that chemical elements show a repetition in their properties. Read more >>

Pioneering Invention to Sustained Innovation

The discovery at DuPont of a class of chemicals that revolutionized the herbicide market offers an example of how one company turned a pioneering invention into a sustained program of innovation. Read more >>

Driving Forces

Ivor Royston: Adventures in Biotechnology
Ivor Royston has worn many hats. His latest endeavor has him running a venture capital firm and nurturing the growth of San Diego's biotech industry. Read more >>

History in the Making

Biotechnology Clustering
A look at the regional dynamics of the modern biotechnology industry. Read more >>

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Translating Change • Dorothy's Fingers • More on Mathew Carey Lea • Teaching Mauve • More Chemistry Set Memories • An Atomic Flower

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Awarding Chemical Achievement • A Chemical Tradition • A Chemical World • Innovation in a Changing World • Global Warming Considered • CHF Goes International

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American Aniline Products Dye Kit • The MS-9 • Collecting Lavosier • Joseph Black • Rising Sun • Acquisition Highlights

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Taking Science to New Heights • Guiding Educators to the History of Chemistry

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