History of Chemistry

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"The history of chemistry involves a journey from its magical and mythological origin to the highly complex and analytical science that it is today. Chemistry, the science which explains the composition of matter and the changes that different forms of matter undergo, did not gain much momentum until the seventeenth century. Prior to the 1600s, the study of chemistry languished in a pre-scientific period, suffering from some prominent misconceptions and untenable theories. Advances made in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have brought chemistry to such an advanced state that we are able to examine the composition of material on an atomic, and even a sub-atomic level.


Beginning with the use of fire, humans have observed the transformation of matter. Fire burns wood to produce ash, and meat becomes cooked over flame. These changes, known to..."

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