Reviews for The Norton history of chemistry

The average rating for The Norton history of chemistry based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-07-17 00:00:00 Jeffrey Schmidt Approachable (if that term is relevant to a 700-page volume) for someone not well-acquainted with chemistry. The stories of the personalities and the process of discovery were sufficient to carry me through the technical aspects.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-10-02 00:00:00 Jason Greenberg I was expecting this to be a difficult read, but it really wasn't. If you are intimidated by the size of the book (like I was), don't be. I would definitely recommend to anyone with an interest in chemistry or the history of science. To be honest, I found the parts on early chemistry/alchemy not as interesting as the parts I was more familiar with, but that's just me. In my opinion the book just gets better and better as you go. In fact, my favorite parts are the last two pages of the last chapter, and the epilogue.