Anchor Books, 1975. — 302 p. — ISBN 978-0385040051, 0385040059.
Asimov ventures into the realms of biochemistry, geochemistry, and inorganic, organic, and nuclear chemistry in articles considering the men, theories, and discoveries that fostered the development of chemical science.
Introduction
Inorganic ChemistryThe Weighting Game
Slow Burn
The Element of Perfection
Welcome, Stranger!
Death in the Laboratory
To Tell a Chemist
Nuclear ChemistryThe Evens Have It
Organic ChemistryYou, Too, Can Speak Gaelic
BiochemistryThe Haste-makers
Life's Bottleneck
The Egg and Wee
That’s Life!
Not as We Know It
GeochemistryRecipe for a Planet
No More Ice Ages?
GeneralThe Nobelmen of Science
The Isaac Winners
Index