All History articles – Page 25
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News
1922 chemistry Nobel medal up for auction
Prize awarded for the discovery of non-radioactive isotopes expected to sell for £200,000
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Research
Lead isotopes track Roman Empire’s water supplies
Analysis reveals damage to the water network after the eruption of Vesuvius and its subsequent repair
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Opinion
Timms’ reactor
Andrea Sella condenses the story of a breakthrough in organometallic chemistry
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Podcast
Tetraethyl lead
For decades, automobile fuel had a dangerous additive: Tetraethyl lead. Matt Gunther explains why a toxic compound was added to our fuel
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Podcast
Haloperidol
It failed as a painkiller, but Haldol rapidly became an essential medicine for schizophrenia. Raychelle Burks explains more
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Opinion
Flashback: 2001 – chemical landmark for John Desmond Bernal
A blue plaque for crystallographer John Desmond Bernal
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Opinion
Gahn’s blowpipe
Andrea Sella explores the evolution of a forgotten device that was once the cornerstone of chemical analysis
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Opinion
25 years ago: Papers on disk
A survey revealed researchers’ willingness to use e-mail and submit journal papers electronically
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News
Newton’s recipe for alchemists’ mercury rediscovered
Isaac Newton’s handwritten copy of a 17th century alchemy paper has been bought by US historians
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Opinion
Flashback: 1991 – Alfred Bader award for Dudley Williams
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s second Alfred Bader award was given to Dudley Williams