All Culture and people articles – Page 195
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A world full of colour
David Lee has travelled the world on botanical expeditions like a latter-day Victorian plant hunter
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Careers
Profile: Born Chemist
An early fascination with chemistry grew into a remarkable research career for Katherine Holt. Yfke Hager meets her
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OpinionDrechsel's bottle
Western travellers to the East fuelled a fashion for Orientalism which reached its height in the 19th century
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The people's drug
This book examines the evolution of aspirin as a compound and as a drug, used for the treatment of pain
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The baskets are back
In 1989, David Gutsche's book Calixarenes launched the RSC's Monographs in supramolecular chemistry series
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The bases of nature
Alkaloid research has played a significant role in the development of organic chemistry throughout its history
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A lot to Bragg about
Nobel prize winners, William Bragg (WHB, 1862-1942) and Lawrence Bragg (WLB, 1890-1971) remain a unique father and son combination
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OpinionKjeldahl flask
Beer has made an immense contribution to humanity generally and to chemists in particular
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Asymmetric synthesis
When searching for texts on asymmetric synthesis, this book might not be the first one I would pick up
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Lab bench secrets
The transition from chemistry undergraduate to research scientist is one which comes as a rather abrupt shock to many students of organic chemistry
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Authoritative guide to global warming
A former government science adviser challenges his readers to face up to realities