Topic Help
"Big Picture" view helps you find an area of interest on which to concentrate.
Choose an area of history and ask how chemistry impacted it, e.g.,
agriculture, military, transportation, energy, technology, etc.
Choose a period of history and ask how chemistry played a role, e.g.,
Iron Age, Middle Ages, Industrial Revolution, Information Age, etc.
Encyclopedia articles can provide background and perspective as well as pique your interest in a topic. Encyclopedia articles are not appropriate as references for this paper but rather can be used to help with choosing a specific topic.
“Archeological
chemistry” in Access Science as well as a
research update
of the same name
Encyclopedia of historical archaeology
(netLIbrary book; click on “View this eBook” then view Table of Contents in left
side bar by expanding the alphabetical entries)
“Metallurgy”
in Access Science
“Plastics
processing” in Access Science
“Radiocarbon
dating” in Access Science
Keywords
| plastics |
mummification | alloys | carbon 14 dating or radiocarbon dating | ||
| polymers |
metallurgy | rubber | historic artifacts, including preservation and analysis | ||
| drugs |
chemical fertilizers | synthetics | fire resistant or retardant materials |
Books on Reserve
We’ve placed several books for each subject on Reserve. Click the links below to see the Table of Contents for inspiration.
Then take a look at the book by taking the call number to the Reserves Desk in the lower level of Raynor where you can check it
out and browse through it. Scan the index for additional ideas.
|
Archaeological Chemistry: Materials, Methods, and Meaning
Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History edited by Enrico Ciliberto and Guiseppe Spoto call number: N8558 .M63 2000 |
Science as Public Culture: Chemistry and Enlightenment in Britain, 1760-1820 by Jan Golinski call number: QD18 .G7 G65 1992 The Substance of Civilization: Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon by Stephen L. Sass call number: TA403 .S335 1998 Traces of the Past: Unraveling the Secrets of Archaeology Through Chemistry by Joseph P. Lambert call number: CC75 .L297 1997 |
Where to Search
For the types of journals that Dr. Ryan recommends for this assignment (journals such as Nature, Science, and Chemical & Engineering News), we suggest the following databases:
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