All History articles – Page 41
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Opinion
The Evans balance
Easy to use and robust, the Evans or JM balance has been on the market in various forms since 1974
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Podcast
Nitrous oxide
From Preistley's early experiments to the latest 'hippy crack' phase, we take a look at the history of laughing gas
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Feature
Doubts and paradoxes
Robert Boyle's The sceptical chymist still holds lessons for the modern chemist - 350 years after its publication, as Mike Sutton discovers
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Opinion
Pardy apparatus
Martin Luther Kings great 1963 speech calling for racial equality and an end to discrimination
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Opinion
Warburg's manometer
It is probably fair to say that for all its crucial importance to the smooth running of society, accountancy seldom generates great excitement or wide acclaim
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Opinion
Craig's rotary evaporator
Years ago, a non-chemist friend of mine visiting my lab asked me what a rotavap was for