by Isaac Asimov · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420664217
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«Breve historia de la química» is a popular science essay by Isaac Asimov, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (304 pages, in Spanish).
Asimov traces the evolution of chemistry from the earliest intuitive manipulations of substances to its consolidation as a scientific discipline in the modern age, through methodological rigour and the delimitation of its object of study. A concise and accessible exposition of the essential ideas and concepts of chemistry.
This edition, published in 2010, belongs to the collection «El libro de bolsillo - Ciencias» by Alianza Editorial. The translation from English of this work is by Alfredo Cruz Prados and María Isabel Villena.
Aimed at anyone interested in a first approach to chemistry or the history of science.
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.
