Chapter 08: Vitalism and the Hypothetical Nineteenth Century Atom

[Old] Chapter 5: Radioactivity, Isotopes and the Taming of the Atom[New Ch.13 V0.1.2]

Apr 11, 2020

The so-called uncuttable atom proved to hold a deeper secret. Something of that story is given in the second half of the Wikipedia article on Atomic Theory…

[Old] Chapter 4: The Hypothetical Atom [New Ch.8 V0.2.2]

Apr 11, 2020

The story of the atom is a long and complex one. Their existence was hypothesised largely because they were easy to imagine and even easier to mathematize – as easy as one, two, three! They were generally considered to be very small, solid and like billiard balls in their collisions. Some believed that they possessed…

[Old] Chapter 2: The End of Vitalism [New Ch.8 V0.2.1]

Apr 9, 2020

This chapter will be about how the old conception of a life force, with the development of scientific thinking, died. It will probably cover much of the subject matter contained in the Wikipedia article – Vitalism…

[Old] Biochemistry

Jan 24, 2020

End of vitalism – biology – physiology – becomes a branch of chemistry – homeostasis – a system of interconnecting nutrient cycles – cells – membranes – enzymes – genetic code – DNA…

[Old] The Atom [New Ch.8 V0.1]