All History articles – Page 32
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Opinion
The creative stimulus
Innovative thinking may be difficult to turn on at will, but there are many ways to prepare for inspiration, says Mark Peplow
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What did the Romans do for us?
Today’s researchers owe much to the chemists of civilisations past
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How the Pelican got its hue
Philip Ball covers the chemical history of Penguin’s inexpensive educational books
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Flashback: 2004 – CoEBio3
The Centre of Excellence in Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biocatalytic Manufacture opened its doors in 2004
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The chemical history of the Durham Gospels
Revealing the chemical make up of pigments can help us understand the cultural and historical aspects of manuscripts
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Feature
The colourful science
Philip Ball traces how chemists and artists have been inspiring each other for centuries
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Explosive end for Japan's second world war chemical weapons
Bombs and mortars abandoned by retreating Japanese troops in China are finally being destroyed
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It belongs to the people
How Marie Curie’s desire to share her science for the common good priced her out of the game
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Flashback: 2004 – big, big pharma
Aventis accepted a takeover bid from French rival Sanofi Synthélabo, creating the world’s third largest pharma giant
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Indigo and Indian independence
Until Gandhi intervened in 1917, farmers were forced to grow indigo and cash crops instead of food crops
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Flashback: 2004 – love for the library
The Royal Society of Chemistry gave members access to the Knovel library
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Flashback: 2004 – soapy artworks
Soap was found to have formed on the surface of some oil paintings