Chemists at Work

Chemists at Work book cover — SCIENTISTS AT WORK Chemists at Work SARA HOWELL

Chemists at Work — page 1 — Published in 2018 by Britannica Educational Publishing a trademark of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc in association with The Rosen Publishing Group Inc 29 East 21st Street New York NY 10010 Copyright 2018 The Rosen Publishing Group Inc and Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica and the Thistle logo are registered trademarks of Encyclopædia Britannica Inc All rights reserved Distributed exclusively by Rosen Publishing To see additional Britannica Educational Publishing titles go to rosenpublishing com First Edition Britannica Educational Publishing J E Luebering Executive Director Core Editorial Mary Rose McCudden Editor Britannica Student Encyclopedia Rosen Publishing Amelie von Zumbusch Editor Nelson Sá Art Director Nicole Russo-Duca Designer Cindy Reiman Photography Manager Nicole DiMella Photo Researcher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Howell Sara author Title Chemists at work Sara Howell Description First edition New York Britannica Educational Publishing in Association with Rosen Educational Services 2018 Series Scientists at work Audience Grades 1 to 4 Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016058556 ISBN 9781680487565 eBook Subjects LCSH Chemists Juvenile literature Chemistry Vocational guidance Juvenile literature CYAC Vocational guidance Classification LCC QD39 5 H69 2018 DDC 540 23 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016058556 Manufactured in the United States of America Photo credits Cover p 1 Looker_Studio Shutterstock com p 4 Gail Porter National Institute of Standards and Technology p 5 Digital Vision Getty Images p 6 Charles D Winters Science Source p 7 Aaron Amat Shutterstock com p 8 Encyclopædia Britannica Inc pp 9 22 24 25 Photos com Thinkstock p 10 Welpetz Fotolia p 11 dpa picture alliance Alamy Stock Photo p 12 Creativa Images Shutterstock com p 13 Rocketclips Inc Shutterstock com p 14 AP Images p 15 Jock Fistick Reporters Science Source p 16 The Washington Post Getty Images p 17 Andy Cross The Denver Post Getty Images p 18 Timof Shutterstock com p 19 Katrin Mädler picture-alliance dpa AP Images p 20 Syda Productions Shutterstock com p 21 Sergio Ponomarev Shutterstock com p 23 Georgios Kollidas Fotolia p 26 James Gathany CDC p 27 Bloomberg Getty Images p 28 Halfdark Getty Images p 29 U S Army photo interior pages background image isak55 Shutterstock com

Chemists at Work — page 2 — What Is Chemistry 4 Elements and Compounds 6 The Periodic Table 8 Branches of Chemistry 10 The Scientific Method 12 Chemists in Action 14 Education Needed 16 Life in the Lab 18 Chemistry Toolkit 20 History of Chemistry 22 Famous Chemists 24 Future Challenges 26 A Dynamic Career 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 Contents

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