Book Cover of Chemical Phenomena in Life

Chemical Phenomena in Life

by Frederick Czapek

Published in 1911 as part of the "Harper's Library of Living Thought," this volume presents an introduction to the chemistry of cells in the context of plant physiology and gives an interesting overview of the field of biochemistry and related sciences at the time. The author, Frederick Czapek, was a Czech botanist and professor of Plant Physiology at the University of Prague. He is perhaps best known for his two-volume work on Plant Physiology, "Biochemie der Pflanzen" and for Czapek solution agar or Czapek-Dox medium, a culture medium for cultivation of fungus species such as Aspergillus and Penicillium molds.

Book Details

Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1911

Authors

Frederick Czapek

Czech Republic, Poland

Franciszek Czapek was a Czech-born, Polish master watchmaker who arrived in Geneva, Switzerland in May 1832. Soon after, he gallicised his name, thus becoming François Czapek. In 1834 he create...

Books by Frederick Czapek

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

The Woodpeckers  Cover image

The Woodpeckers by Fannie Pearson Hardy Eckstorm

The Woodpeckers is a wonderful introduction to the world of bird study for the young naturalist, covering such topics as how he finds food, courting,...

Stray Feathers From a Bird Man's Desk Cover image

Stray Feathers From a Bird Man's Desk by Austin L. Rand

Canadian zoologist, Austin L. Rand, takes a divergence from his scholarly works on ornithology to give us 60 entertaining sketches of bird life and lo...

Malaria in Greek History Cover image

Malaria in Greek History by William Henry Samuel Jones

It explores the impact of malaria on the ancient Greek world. Written in 1909, the book is a comprehensive study of the disease and its effects on Gre...

Reason Why Cover image

Reason Why by Robert Kemp Philp

This book, 'Reason Why' by Robert Kemp Philp, is a comprehensive collection of explanations for common occurrences in the natural world. It delves int...

A Text-book of Assaying Cover image

A Text-book of Assaying by Cornelius Beringer

Embark on a fascinating journey into the heart of metallurgy with "A Text-book of Assaying" by Cornelius Beringer, where the secrets of the alchemist'...

Natural Science and Religion Cover image

Natural Science and Religion by Asa Gray

What if science and religion are not mutually exclusive, but rather complementary? Natural Science and Religion by Asa Gray is a collection of essays...

Nine Biological Lectures, Wood's Holl, Summer 1895  Cover image

Nine Biological Lectures, Wood's Holl, Summer 1895 by Various

It is a collection of lectures that delve into the intricacies of the biological sciences. The book, written by some of the leading experts in the fie...

Within the Deep Cover image

Within the Deep by R. Cadwallader Smith

Presented in the form of lessons, R. Cadwallader Smith vividly portrays life in the ocean. Learn about the common and not so common that swim about in...

Discourses: Biological and Geological Cover image

Discourses: Biological and Geological by Thomas Henry Huxley

Embark on a captivating scientific odyssey with Thomas Henry Huxley's "Discourses: Biological and Geological," a collection of thought-provoking essay...

On the Elementary Electrical Charge Cover image

On the Elementary Electrical Charge by Robert Millikan

The experiments herewith reported were undertaken with the view of introducing certain improvements into the oil-drop method of determining e and N an...

Reviews for Chemical Phenomena in Life

No reviews posted or approved, yet...