The Matter Factory (Record no. 84820)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 150107s2015 enka b 001|0|eng|d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781780234427 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 542.1 |
| Cutter | Mor |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Morris, Peter John Turnbull |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Matter Factory |
| Remainder of title | : A History of the Chemistry Laboratory |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Reaktion Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 416p. |
| Dimensions | 9.5x7 |
| 520 ## - Remark | |
| Summary, etc | From white coats to Bunsen burners, the laboratory is a controlled space of experimentation, research and invention. But how have the desired functions of the laboratory in?uenced the way it was constructed, laid out, equipped and operated? And how have developments in chemical practice or theory changed the laboratory and the way it is used? The Matter Factory offers a novel approach to the history of chemistry, showing how the development of the laboratory also helped to shape modern scienti?c practice. As consumers of leading-edge technology, chemists have driven innovation in laboratory design and the provision of utilities and equipment. For example, the introduction of coal gas into Bunsen's laboratory led to the development of the Bunsen burner, which in turn allowed the development of atomic spectroscopy. Is the construction of new laboratories - and the provision of new utilities and equipment - an important element in the development of these novel areas of chemistry? This book tackles these questions by looking at a series of shifts in laboratory design: from eighteenth- to nineteenth-century furnace-centred, classical and industrial research laboratories to the creation of the modern laboratory at the end of the twentieth. Previous histories of chemistry laboratories have focused on the research carried out within them or the people who occupied them. This book examines the laboratory space itself and the way it is used, from the scientists who developed it to its architectural design, layout and the materials used in its construction. In addition to the development of well-known features, such as the fume cupboard, the bench and the laboratory coat, The Matter Factory explores the history of the chemical museum, which is now almost extinct and whose very existence has been queried. Fascinating and unique, it will appeal to practicing chemists, scientists and general readers alike. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | ENG |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Chemical laboratories |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Chemical laboratories |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Chemistry |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Koha item type |
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| Book | HBCSE | HBCSE | Chemistry | 2016-06-28 | 542.1/ Mor | 23285 | 2023-03-08 | 2023-02-21 | Book |