The Chemical History of Color

• Main Author: Orna, Mary Virginia. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Chemistry, inorganic.; Inorganic Chemistry.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32642-4

In this brief, Mary Virginia Orna details the history of color from the chemical point of view. Beginning with the first recorded uses of color and ending in the development of our modern chemical industry, this rich yet concise exposition shows us how color pervades every aspect of our lives. Our c...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Colors, Natural and Synthetic, in the Ancient World
• Discovery of the Physics of Color
• The Chemical Causes of Color
• Colorant Usage from Antiquity to the Perkin Era
• Beyond Perkin
• Major Analytical Techniques Based on Color: Volumetric Analysis; Chromatography; Spectroscopy; Color Measurement
• Color on the Biological and Biochemical Front
• Finale: Color in Foods, Photochemistry, Photoluminescence, Pharmaceuticals, Fireworks, Fun and the Future.