Chemistry
Books
Bryson, B. A short History of Nearly everything
Emsley J. Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life
Lane, N. Oxygen: The molecule that made the world
Emsley J. Nature’s Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the elements.
Keeler, J. Why Chemical Reactions Happen
Cobb, C. Goldwhite, H. Creations of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic Age, 2001.
Feynman,R. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
Aldersey-Williams, H. Periodic Tales
Kean,S. The Disappearing Spoon
Sachs, O.Uncle Tungsten
Emsley, J. The Shocking History of Phosphorus: A Biography of the Devil’s Element
The ‘A very short introduction to ….’ series. Small books that introduce you to a huge range of topics across all sciences and medicine. https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/v/very-short-introductions-vsi/?type=listing&subjectcode1=1804195%7CSCI00010&=&subjectcode2=1804399%7CSCI00030&lang=en&cc=gb
Goldachre, B. Bad Science
Bryson, B. A short History of Nearly everything
Podcasts
Lectures
Rough Science - The Open University
NurdRage - Practical Chemistry
The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Periodic Videos - Nottingham University
Visits
Royal Society of Chemistry - Burlington Arcade, Regents Street, London
Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Web sites
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/index.asp (subscription required)
Periodic Table of Videos by Martyn Poliakoff www.youtube.com
Royal Society of Chemistry www.rsc.org.uk
Institution of Chemical Engineers www.icheme.org www.chemguide.co.uk
Research
Discovering Atmospheric Chemistry
Discovering Medicinal Chemistry
Competitions
Peterhouse College 'Kelvin' Science Essay
Stockholme Water Institute Essay