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Facts On File’s Encyclopedia of Chemistry is a reference to understanding the basic concepts in chemistry and its peripheral disciplines—crystallography; analytical, surface, physical, polymer, inorganic, and organic chemistry; bio-, geo-, and electrochemistry; and others. Arranged in alphabetical

order, the entries include biographies of individuals who have made major contributions as well as numerous illustrations and photographs to help in visualizing technical concepts. Chemistry is the study of matter—in its many forms—and the way these forms react with each other. It deals with the smallest of ions that are used in the human body to process energy, with the inner workings of the Earth’s core, and even with the faraway study of the chemical composition of rocks on Mars. 

Chemistry is a pervasive science, or as an anonymous writer once wrote, “What in the world isn’t chemistry?” To understand basic chemistry is to have a healthy understanding of the complex world around us. It allows us to be amused by knowing that two of the most dangerous chemicals, sodium and chlorine, when combined, make our food taste good (salt, sodium chloride). It also helps us realize that combining chemicals released to the atmosphere by human activities can have serious health effects on us all, or that the wings of a butterfly may hold the key to a cure for cancer. Chemists today work hard to solve many of the leading problems in industry, agriculture, science, and health.

Throughout the pages of this encyclopedia, you will learn the definitions of chemical terms, literally from A to Z, and will read fascinating biographies of some of the leading chemists of the past and present. The volume also includes a set of essays by today’s chemists on the role chemistry plays in our daily lives, ranging from how chemistry helps solve crimes to how it provides dyes for our latest fashions. While this reference book is designed for high school– and collegelevel readers, it can also be used by anyone interested in chemistry and the various subdisciplines or by those who simply want to increase their scientific vocabulary. The encyclopedia also includes a set of helpful appendixes with information about Internet Web sites and chemistryrelated software.

The most important element in using the Encyclopedia of Chemistry can be summarized by a line by novelist Ray Bradbury: The best scientist is open to experience and begins with romance—the idea that anything is possible.

—Don Rittner

Schenectady, New York

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