McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch. <br/><br/>
Prometheans in the lab :  chemistry and the making of the modern world / 
Sharon Bertsch McGrayne. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  c2001. 
 - xi, 243 p. :  ill ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-238) and index. 
<br/><br/> Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.).  The Science Teacher (N.S.T.A.). 
<br/><br/> Tells the stories of nine chemists, born between 1742 and 1922, who have made significant contributions to the modern way of life, including Wallace Hume Carothers, creator of nylon, and Nicolas Leblanc, whose discoveries made cheap soap available to the masses. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0071350071 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001030671 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Chemistry, Technical--History.<br/>Chemists--Biography.<br/>Chemical engineering--History.<br/>Chemists--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TP18  / .M34 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>660/.092/2  B 660/.092/2