The matter factory: a history of the chemistry laboratory

Introduction

Birth of the laboratory, Wolfgang von Hohenlohe and Weikersheim, 1590s

Form and function, Antoine Lavoisier and Paris, 1780s

Laboratory versus lecture hall, Michael Faraday and London, 1820s

Training chemists, Justus Liebig and Giessen, 1840s

Modern conveniences, Robert Bunsen and Heidelberg, 1850s

The chemical palace, Wilhelm Hofmann and Berlin, 1860s

Laboratory transfer, Henry Roscoe and Manchester, 1870s

Chemical museums, Charles Chandler and New York, 1890s

Cradles of innovation, Carl Duisberg and Elberfeld, 1890s

Neither fish nor fowl, Thomas Thorpe and London, 1890s

Chemistry in Silicon Valley, Bill Johnson and Stanford, 1960s

Innovation on the Isis, Graham Richards and Oxford, 2000s

Conclusion

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