Opportunities in Chemistry - Today and Tomorrow

Experts agree that the nation would benefit if more young people "turned on" to the sciences. This book is designed as a tool to do just that. It is based on Opportunities in Chemistry, a National Research Council publication that incorporated the contributions of 350 researchers working at the frontiers of the field. Chemistry educators Janice A. Coonrod and the late George C. Pimentel revised the material to capture the interest of today's student.
A broad and highly readable survey, the volume explores:

• The role of chemistry in attacking major problems in environmental quality, food production, energy, health, and other important areas.
• Opportunities at the leading edge of chemistry, in controlling basic chemical reactions and working at the molecular level.
• Working with lasers, molecular beams, and other sophisticated measurement techniques and tools available to chemistry researchers.

The book concludes with a discussion of chemistry's role in society's risk-benefit decisions and a review of career and educational opportunities.

Summary

Explores the role of chemistry in attacking problems in environmental quality, food production, energy, health, and other areas; opportunities at the leading edge of chemistry, in controlling basic chemical reactions and working at the molecular level; and working with lasers, molecular beams, and other sophisticated measurement techniques.

Product details

• Authors: By George C Pimentel and Janice a Coonro, Mathematics Commission on Physical Sciences, Commission On Physical Sciences Mathemat, Commission on Physical Sciences Mathematics and Applications, Janice A Coonrod, Janice A. Coonrod, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy Of Sciences, George C Pimentel, George C. Pimentel
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1987
• EAN: 9780309037426
• ISBN: 978-0-309-03742-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 215 mm x 253 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Law, business; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > General, dictionaries