Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Chemistry

Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science under natural sciences that covers the elements that make up matter to the compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other substances.

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  1. Chemical elements

    Melvyn Bragg explores the history of chemistry, the role of the elements and examines chemistry's continuing mission to understand the behaviour and relationship of these irreducible substances.

    25 May 2000

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    Featuring: Paul Strathern, Mary Archer, John Murrell

     
  2. Crystallography

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history and achievements of crystallography, a scientific discipline that has revolutionised our understanding of the world.

    29 November 2012

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    Featuring: Judith Howard, Chris Hammond, Mike Glazer