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From Gunpowder to Laser Chemistry
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From Gunpowder to Laser Chemistry : Discovering Chemical Reactions
(from the Chain Reactions series, Set 2 of 2)
Who discovered laughing gas? Which dye is made from bat droppings? What is a nanotube? This title tells the amazing story of chemical reactions, from ancient methods of making gunpowder to the development of new types of metals, plastics, medicines, dyes, and manufactured products.
Author: Andrew Solway
Size:  6 9/16 x 9 1/2  •  Copyright: 2008  •  Publisher:  Heinemann  •  Pages:  64
Subjects: Secondary Physical Science
Features:  Bio Sketch, Bullets, Captions, Chart/Graph, Fact box/Side bar, Numbered List or Sequence, Timeline
Title ISBN:  9781432907051 (1432907050)  •  Price: $9.99
6-Pack ISBN: 9781432907198 (1432907190) •  Price: $59.94
 •  Guided Reading Level: Z
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Chain Reactions
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Add this Series to my Bookbag		Chain Reactions
This series looks at developments, inventions and discoveries in science and how a discovery or invention by one individual can lead to a series of discoveries by others and even a chain of scientific breakthroughs. Each book charts a few connected developments in the particular field of science from first discoveries through to current applications.

ISBN: 9781432907112 (1432907115)  •  Number of Sets: 2  •  Price: $119.88
Includes the following 12 titles: From Cowpox to Antibiotics : Discovering Vaccines and Medicines, From DNA to GM Wheat : Discovering Genetic Modification of Food, From Greek Atoms to Quarks : Discovering Atoms, From Gunpowder to Laser Chemistry : Discovering Chemical Reactions, From Laughing Gas to Face Transplants : Discovering Transplant Surgery, From Mendel's Peas to Genetic Fingerprinting : Discovering Inheritance, From Microscopes to Stem Cell Research : Discovering Regenerative Medicine, From Newton's Rainbow to Frozen Light : Discovering Light, From Ptolemy's Spheres to Dark Energy : Discovering the Universe, From Sea Urchins to Dolly the Sheep : Discovering Cloning, From Steam Engines to Nuclear Fusion : Discovering Energy, From Windmills to Hydrogen Fuel Cells : Discovering Alternative Energy