All world war one articles
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ReviewFor Science, King & Country: The Life and Legacy of Henry Moseley
Alan Dronsfield reviews a biography of the talented young researcher who developed the concept of atomic numbers
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FeatureThe great war clean-up
A century after the end of the first world war, the task of disposing of old chemical weapons continues. Michael Freemantle reports
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PodcastEthyl iodoacetate
A tear gas used by the British army in the first world war, picked, in part, because of our access to seaweed
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PodcastCalcium hypochlorite
A component of 'trench atmosphere' and ‘the most powerful antiseptic known’, Mike Freemantle explores calcium hypochlorite and the birth of a chemical dynasty
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ReviewA lab of one’s own: science and suffrage in the first world war
Exploring the contributions and struggles of female scientists 100 years ago
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OpinionGas, flame and baseball
The mixed fates of three sports legends who joined the US Chemical Corps during the first world war
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OpinionThe Weizmann contribution
How the future president of Israel kept Britain fighting in the first world war
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FeatureThe chemists’ war
The first world war not only exploited known chemistry but also led to significant advances. Michael Freemantle explains
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FeatureChemists at war
The first world war saw chemistry play a vital role – and in more than just poison gas. Mike Sutton looks back
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