Publisher's Synopsis
Industrial Chemistry 1900-1960 is the sixth and final wallchart in the History of Chemistry Wallcharts series. It traces the development of industrial chemistry during the nineteenth century in 6 key areas - general inorganic chemicals; colour; polymers; petrochemical; general organic chemicals; and chemical companies. The wallchart explains how industry has used chemistry to develop processes - such as the extraction of hydrogen from natural gas, the invention of perspex and nylon, the development of the first synthetic detergent, and the first commercial reactive dyes - that are now an accepted part of everyday life. Within each category, the wallchart traces the development of the industrial processes in an easy-to-follow, diagrammatical and chronological order, focusing along the way on the scientists who were central to these processes. Industrial Chemistry 1900-1960 is attractive, clearly laid out, and will be of interest to chemistry teachers and students, as well as anyone curious to know modern chemical industries have developed from often humble beginnings to form the basis of multinational companies such as ICI, BP, and Unilever.
