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The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

The Alchemy of Us is Ainissa Ramirez's science narrative of how Humans and Matter Transformed One Another. The book builds its explanation through key episodes, competing interests, and the setting supplied by the connected fields of science and technology & engineering. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. Historical context and individual experience remain equally important to the book's explanation.

Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: April 7th 2020
Format: Print edition
Pages: 328
ISBN: 9780262043809

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Science: Chemistry – Physical & Theoretical Science: Materials Science – General Technology & Engineering: Social Aspects (Technology)

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