by Isaac Asimov · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420615806
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«Breve historia de la química» is Isaac Asimov's popular science essay, published by Alianza in paperback (250 pages, in Spanish).
Asimov traces the evolution of chemistry from the first intuitive attempts to transform substances, linked to alchemy, to its consolidation as a modern scientific discipline. With his usual clarity, he sets out the fundamental concepts, the essential discoveries and the contributions of the scientists who drove the advance of this science.
Translation from English by Alfredo Cruz and María Isabel Villena; original work: «A Short History of Chemistry». Belongs to Alianza's El Libro de Bolsillo collection, Science and Technology section.
For science students and readers interested in a clear and enjoyable approach to the history of chemistry and science popularization.
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. Best known for his hard science fiction, Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy, as well as popular science and other non-fiction. His work spans nine out of the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system.
