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Chemistry and Society

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Previous chapters have described the development of chemistry and the lives of some of those who have shaped the subject. In this concluding chapter we shall consider briefly some aspects of the interaction between chemistry and society.

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© 1992 John Hudson

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Hudson, J. (1992). Chemistry and Society. In: The History of Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6441-2_15

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