In January 2022 Bloomsbury (London) published "A Cultural History of Chemistry," which in six chrologically defined volumes treats the history of our science from the neolithic to the present. The project comprises a total of 54 chapters written or edited by 50 scholars of 10 different nationalities, and covers all aspects of chemistry: theory and ideas, laboratory apparatus and experimental practice, institutions, artisanal and industrial activity, chemical engineering, social contexts, and related cultural aspects. Over the past six years, this project was initiated and has been co-directed by Peter Morris of the London Science Museum and the speaker. The speaker will describe the project, and offer an assessment of both the advantages and the limitations of the format, the meaning of "cultural history" in the present context, the potential uses of the set, and the possible overall significance of the project for the future of our field,

New six-volume cultural history of chemistry: Description, analysis, and assessment

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