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The old Caveman Chemistry website (1996-2000)

Suppose one minute were spent recounting the events of the past year. What would you include in a one minute summary of 1995? 1945? 1865? A lot can be told in a minute.

If we were to allow one minute for each year, all of recorded history could be recounted in a mere three days (of continuous talking)! Chemistry 104, "From Caveman to Chemist" is a course exploring landmark technologies on the road to modern industrial civilization. You will not only read about these landmark technologies, you will be expected to make things like paper and metals and batteries from scratch.

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