Description

The concept of evolutionary change is a fundamental thread linking the sciences. An evolutionary perspective can provide one framework for unifying and advancing the sciences, and chemistry has made important contributions to our understanding of evolution. Chemists today use principles of evolution and take lessons from chemistry in nature to advance modern chemistry in areas such as agriculture, energy, new materials, and pharmaceuticals. The book explores the evolutionary nature of chemistry and the scientific evidence that supports it, and is a source of ideas for integrating these concepts in chemistry courses. The publication will be of interest to chemists, instructors and students of chemistry, and all others with an interest in the evolution of the universe in which we live.

This volume continues the theme of Chemical Change Across Space and Time: From the Big Bang to Prebiotic Chemistry. This second volume begins with origins of life and culminates with applications of the concept of chemical evolution in modern society.

Features

• Illustrates how chemical principles and techniques are central to our understanding of the origins of life, and how those principles are being applied by humans to further the evolution of new chemicals
• Can be used by instructors as a text, resource, or guidebook for teaching how chemistry has evolved over time and shaped the modern world
• Facilitates the integration of interesting topics in chemistry into major and non-major courses
• Provides new review chapters and up-to-date resources on chemical evolution

Product Details

448 pages; 80 line illus.; 6 x 9; ISBN13: 978-0-8412-7431-0ISBN10: 0-8412-7431-2

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