50 black-and-white photographs. Index. Appendix. Bibliography. Chronology. Cross-references. 288 Pages. 7 3/8 x 9 1/4.

A to Z of Chemists tells the stories of more than 150 chemists—both well known scientific greats of history and contemporary scientists whose work is just verging on greatness. In one comprehensive volume, readers will find fascinating entries on people such as Jöns Jakob Berzelius, who instituted the system of combining abbreviations of elements with numerical subscripts, and Gertrude Belle Elion, who developed drugs to cure diseases as diverse as leukemia, gout, herpes, malaria, and arthritis. From famous mainstream chemists to minority scientists often excluded from similar books, A to Z of Chemists spans all cultures, ethnicities, and eras.

Designed for high school through early college students, this volume in the Notable Scientists series is also an ideal resource for all readers interested in chemistry. Articulated in everyday language, even the most complex concepts are accessible. While the majority of the scientists in this book are, first and foremost, chemists, there is a handful of physicists, biologists, and other scientists who made significant contributions to chemistry.