The Alchemy of Us
By Ainissa Ramirez
How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another. MIT Press, 2020.
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An engaging historical exploration of marvelous inventions, their creators, and the chain of events that led to the eureka moment—while masterfully portraying the hidden ways that humans have been shaped by the materials and technologies that surround us.
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Who should read The Alchemy of Us
Scholars and budding academics • chemistry and materials science students • science history students • people interested in how technology influences society
About the author of The Alchemy of Us
Ainissa Ramirez is an award-winning materials scientist and self-proclaimed “science evangelist.” Ramirez has been a researcher at Bell Laboratories and a Yale engineering professor. She is the author of Save Our Science, and co-author of Newton’s Football; Ramirez has collaborated with Forbes, The Atlantic, Science, CBS, CNN, and ESPN among others.
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