Spring's "Non-Technical Talks on Iron and Steel" (Stokes) is a model of
popular science writing, clear, comprehensive and abundantly
illustrated. Tilden's "Chemical Discovery in the Twentieth Century" must
here again be referred to. The Encyclopedia Britannica is convenient for
reference on the various metals mentioned; see the article on "Lighting"
for the Welsbach burner. The annual "Mineral Resources of the United
States, Part I," contains articles on the newer metals by Frank W. Hess;
see "Tungsten" in the volume for 1914, also Bulletin No. 652, U.S.
Geological Survey, by same author. _Foote-Notes_, the house organ of the
Foote Mineral Company, Philadelphia, gives information on the rare
elements. Interesting advertising literature may be obtained from the
Titantium Alloy Manufacturing Company, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Duriron
Castings Company, Dayton, O.; Buffalo Foundry and Machine Company,
Buffalo, N.Y., manufacturers of "Buflokast" acid-proof apparatus, and
similar concerns. The following additional references may be useful:
Stellite alloys in _Jour. Ind. & Eng. Chem._, v. 9, p. 974; Rossi's work
on titantium in same journal, Feb., 1918; Welsbach mantles in _Journal
Franklin Institute_, v. 14, p. 401, 585; pure alloys in _Trans. Amer.
Electro-Chemical Society_, v. 32, p. 269; molybdenum in _Engineering_,
1917, or _Scientific American Supplement_, Oct. 20, 1917; acid-resisting
iron in _Sc. Amer. Sup._, May 31, 1919; ferro-alloys in _Jour. Ind. &
Eng. Chem._, v. 10, p. 831; influence of vanadium, etc., on iron, in
_Met. Chem. Eng._, v. 15, p. 530; tungsten in _Engineering_, v. 104, p.
214.
INDEX
Abrasives, 249-251
Acetanilid, 87
Acetone, 125, 154, 243, 245
Acetylene, 30, 154, 240-248, 257, 307, 308
Acheson, 249
Air, liquefied, 33
Alcohol, ethyl, 101, 102, 127, 174, 190-194, 242-244, 305
methyl, 101, 102, 127, 191
Aluminum, 31, 246-248, 255, 272, 284
Ammonia, 27, 29, 31, 33, 56, 64, 250
American dye industry, 82
Aniline dyes, 60-92
Antiseptics, 86, 87
Argon, 16
Art and nature, 8, 9, 170, 173
Artificial silk, 116, 118, 119
Aspirin, 84
Atomic theory, 293-296, 299
Aylesworth, 140
Baekeland, 137
Baeyer, Adolf von, 77
Bakelite, 138, 303
Balata, 159
Bauxite, 31
Beet sugar, 165, 169, 305
Benzene formula, 67, 301, 101
Berkeley, 61
Berthelot, 7, 94
Birkeland-Eyde process, 26
Bucher process, 32
Butter, 201, 208
Calcium, 246, 253
Calcium carbide, 30, 339
Camphor, 100, 131
Cane sugar, 164, 167, 177, 180, 305
Carbolic acid, 18, 64, 84, 101, 102, 137
Carborundum, 249-251
Caro and Frank process, 30
Casein, 142
Castner, 246
Catalyst, 28, 204
Celluloid, 128-135, 302
Cellulose, 110-127, 129, 137, 302
Cellulose acetate, 118, 120, 302
Cerium, 288-290
Chemical warfare, 218-235, 307
Chlorin, 224, 226, 250
Chlorophyll, 267
Chlorpicrin, 224, 226
Chromicum, 278, 280
Coal, distillation of, 60, 64, 70, 84, 301
Coal tar colors, 60-92
Cochineal, 79
Coconut oil, 203, 211-215, 306
Collodion, 117, 123, 130
Cologne, eau de, 107
Copra, 203, 211-215, 306
Corn oil, 183, 305
Cotton, 112, 120, 129, 197
Cocain, 88
Condensite, 141
Cordite, 18, 19
Corn products, 181-195, 305
Coslett process, 273
Cottonseed oil, 201
Cowles, 248
Creative chemistry, 7
Crookes, Sir William, 292, 299
Curie, Madame, 292
Cyanamid, 30, 35, 299
Cyanides, 32
Diamond, 259-261, 308
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, 221
Drugs, synthetic, 6, 84, 301
Duisberg, 151
Dyestuffs, 60-92
Edison, 84, 141
Ehrlich, 86, 87
Electric furnace, 236-262, 307
Fats, 196-217, 306
Fertilizers, 37, 41, 43, 46, 300
Flavors, synthetic, 93-109
Food, synthetic, 94
Formaldehyde, 136, 142
Fruit flavors, synthetic, 99, 101
Galalith, 142
Gas masks, 223, 226, 230, 231
Gerhardt, 6, 7
Glucose, 137, 184-189, 194, 305
Glycerin, 194, 203
Goldschmidt, 256
Goodyear, 161
Graphite, 258
Guayule, 159, 304
Guncotton, 17, 117, 125, 130
Gunpowder, 14, 15, 22, 234
Gutta percha, 159
Haber process, 27, 28
Hall, C.H., 247
Hare, Robert, 237, 245, 307
Harries, 149
Helium, 236
Hesse, 70, 72, 90
Hofmann, 72, 80
Huxley, 10
Hyatt, 128, 129, 303
Hydrogen, 253-255
Hydrogenation of oils, 202-205, 306
Indigo, 76, 79
Iron, 236, 253, 262-270, 308
Isoprene, 136, 146, 149, 150, 154
Kelp products, 53, 142
Kekulé's dream, 66, 301
Lard substitutes, 209
Lavoisier, 6
Leather substitutes, 124
Leucite, 53
Liebig, 38
Linseed oil, 202, 205, 270
Magnesium, 283
Maize products, 181-196, 305
Manganese, 278
Margarin, 207-212, 307
Mauve, discovery of, 74
Mendeléef, 285, 291
Mercerized cotton, 115
Moissan, 259
Molybdenum, 283, 308
Munition manufacture in U.S., 33, 224, 299, 307
Mushet, 279
Musk, synthetic, 96, 97, 106
Mustard gas, 224, 227-229
Naphthalene, 4, 142, 154
Nature and art, 8-13, 118, 122, 133
Nitrates, Chilean, 22, 24, 30, 36
Nitric acid derivatives, 20
Nitrocellulose, 17, 117
Nitrogen, in explosives, 14, 16, 117, 299
fixation, 24, 25, 29, 299
Nitro-glycerin, 18, 117, 214
Nobel, 18, 117
Oils, 196-217, 306
Oleomargarin, 207-212, 307
Orange blossoms, 99, 100
Osmium, 28
Ostwald, 29, 55
Oxy-hydrogen blowpipe, 246
Paper, 111, 132
Parker process, 273
Peanut oil, 206, 211, 214, 306
Perfumery, Art of, 103-108
Perfumes, synthetic, 93-109, 302
Perkin, W.H., 148
Perkin, Sir William, 72, 80, 102
Pharmaceutical chemistry, 6, 85-88
Phenol, 18, 64, 84, 101, 102, 137
Phonograph records, 84, 141
Phosphates, 56-59
Phosgene, 224, 225
Photographic developers, 88
Picric acid, 18, 84, 85, 226
Platinum, 28, 278, 280, 284, 286
Plastics, synthetic, 128-143
Pneumatic tires, 162
Poisonous gases in warfare, 218-235, 307
Potash, 37, 45-56, 300
Priestley, 150, 160
Purple, royal, 75, 79
Pyralin, 132, 133
Pyrophoric alloys, 290
Pyroxylin, 17, 127, 125, 130
Radium, 291, 295
Rare earths, 286-288, 308
Redmanol, 140
Remsen, Ira, 178
Refractories, 251-252
Resins, synthetic, 135-143
Rose perfume, 93, 96, 97, 99, 105
Rubber, natural, 155-161, 304
synthetic, 136, 145-163, 304
Rumford, Count, 160
Rust, protection from, 262-275
Saccharin, 178, 179
Salicylic acid, 88, 101
Saltpeter, Chilean, 22, 30, 36, 42
Schoop process, 272
Serpek process, 31
Silicon, 249, 253
Smell, sense of, 97, 98, 103, 109
Smith, Provost, 237, 245, 307
Smokeless powder, 15
Sodium, 148, 238, 247
Soil chemistry, 38, 39
Soy bean, 142, 211, 217, 306
Starch, 137, 184, 189, 190
Stassfort salts, 47, 49, 55
Stellites, 280, 308
Sugar, 164-180, 304
Sulfuric acid, 57
Tantalum, 282
Terpenes, 100, 154
Textile industry, 5, 112, 121, 300
Thermit, 256
Thermodynamics, Second law of, 145
Three periods of progress, 3
Tin plating, 271
Tilden, 146, 298
Titanium, 278, 308
TNT, 19, 21, 84, 299
Trinitrotoluol, 19, 21, 84, 299
Tropics, value of, 96, 156, 165, 196, 206, 213, 216
Tungsten, 257, 277, 281, 308
Uranium, 28
Vanadium, 277, 280, 308
Vanillin, 103
Violet perfume, 100
Viscose, 116
Vitamines, 211
Vulcanization, 161
Welding, 256
Welsbach burner, 287-289, 308
Wheat problem, 43, 299
Wood, distillation of, 126, 127
Wood pulp, 112, 120, 303
Ypres, Use of gases at, 221
Zinc plating, 271
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