A Half-Century of Chemistry in America: 1876–1926

Abstract

IN commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary, the American Chemical Society has issued a “golden jubilee number” under the above title. In the earlier part an account is given of the origin and development of the Society. Four of the first chapters in the section are written by original members: I. on The Priestley Centennial, by Samuel A. Goldschmidt; II. on The Organisation of the Society, by William H. Nichols; III. on The Evolution of the Society, by Frank Wiggles-worth Clarke; IV. on The First General Meeting and the First Local Section, by Charles E. Munroe; V. on The Activities of the Society, by Dr. Parsons, the Secretary. Part 2 consists of articles on progress in various branches of chemistry in America—Mineral Chemistry being discussed by Edgar F. Smith; Physical, by Wilder D. Bancroft; Inorganic, by James Lewis Howe; Organic, by Treat B. Johnson; Agricultural, by Charles A. Browne; Industrial, by Charles E. Munroe; The Chemistry of Physiology and Nutrition, by Graham Lusk; Chemical Education, by Samuel R. Powers. The Society is to be congratulated upon the issue of a historical volume full of interest, containing not a little that is informative to chemists generally.