The 2004 Edelstein Award Address the Deep History of Chemistry
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Chemistry began long before Dalton or the alchemists, and even long before the earliest written chemical records such as those of the Roman, Pliny the Elder. In fact, chemistry was an essential component in the emergence of the human race and the development of human culture. These events took place during the last million years, reaching a climax in Southwest Asia some five thousand years ago.
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