"This is a beautifully illustrated book?which is both
informative and entertaining." (
The Catalyst, October 2004)
"This book may give you cause to brag about your
knowledge?" (Chemist, April 2004)
?Yes, Virginia, chemistry can be funny and Greenberg has
given us a masterful presentation. This book is
recommended for academic and public library collections (and should
be read by all chemistry majors).? (E-Streams, Vol. 7,
No. 3)
"...a truly fascinating survey and inquiry...very highly
recommended..." (Library Bookwatch, January 2003)
"...The Art of Chemistry is well written and peppered with
Greenberg's witty comments...The more of the book I read, the more
I kept on wanting to read..." (Nature, 20 February 2003)
"...a companion to Arthur Greenberg?s earlier book...again
he offers us a selection from his unique collection of historical
material. If you enjoyed the earlier book, which I did, you will
enjoy this as well...lavishly illustrated...well written and
peppered with...witty comments and cynical asides..."
(Nature, Vol. 421, February 20, 2003)
..."If you want to be diverted and occasionally surprised,
enquire within..."(Chemistry in Britain, March 2003)
"...The book is certainly entertaining, both visually and
intellectually..." (The Alchemist ? ChemWeb, 2 April
2003)
"...recommended..." (Library Journal Reviews, March 15,
2003)
"...Arthur Greenberg leads us on an eclectic and very personal
romp?in 72 short essays accompanied by nearly 200
illustrations?we follow an erratic but fascinating route
through the history of chemistry..." (New Scientist,
February 1, 2003)
"...a rousing sequel to A Chemical History Tour...this
large-format work packs in even more visual treats while romping
through chemical history..." (Bulletin for the History of
Chemistry, 2002)
Mentioned with another title Transmutations: "...explores
how artists and scientists have depicted the principles,
practitioners, and apparatus of chemistry...an episodic and very
idiosyncratic history of chemistry..." (American Heritage of
Invention & Technology, Spring 2003)
"...suitable as a gift for either a chemist or a...student...or
as a reference book for a chemistry teacher...a useful visual
compendium?captures the joy of collecting chemical images..."
(Journal of Chemical Education, June 2003)
"...a very interesting mix of information...an interesting
treatise on one facet of scientific progress." (Science Books
& Films, June 2003)
"...The book has an undoubted charm". (Times Higher
Educational Supplement, 4 July 2003)
"....It has been a pleasure to read this book and then browse
extensively through it. It is not only a read for ancients
like me, it could also inspire more young people to believe that
chemistry makes and interesting life's work and study..."
(Chemistry & Industry, 21 July 2003)
"...highly entertaining and informative..." (The Chemist,
Summer 2003)
"...the reader follows the author...with interest and
pleasure...due not only to the clever way in which this immense
amount of historical material has been arranged, but also to his
talent as a storyteller. To learn something important in a short
time and in an amusing way-what more could one wish for?"
(Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, Vol. 42)
"...there is material here in plenty for the chemist and
bibliophile as well as for the 'amiable historian'...Idiosyncratic,
self-indulgent, and even corny, Greenberg believes chemistry to be
fun. It is much to be hoped that The Art of Chemistry like A
Chemical History Tour, will find its way into school and
college...and encourage a new generation of students to laugh all
the way to the lab." (Chemical Heritage, Vol. 21, No. 3,
Fall 2003)
"Greenberg's book should be in every library...available not
only to chemists but to anybody who is interested in the history of
science...it should find an honored place on the coffee table of
every chemist.... The author is to be congratulated having
painstakingly researched and lucidly written this fascinating
book..." (Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and
Metal-Organic Chemistry, Vol. 33, No. 9)
"Although the primary reason for buying this book is its
artistic content and artwork, the forward motion to explain the
transformation of myths, superstitions, and their application to
the arts and medicine into modern science as we know it will
captivate readers." (Clinical Chemistry, Vol. 49, No.
12)
