chemistry
chemistry
(Greek: chymeia)
The science which investigates the composition of matter and the intramolecular and intra-atomic changes which metamorphose its physical properties. It may be divided in general into: inorganic chemistry which is concerned with metallic elements and their compounds; organic chemistry treating of carbon and its compounds; and pure and applied chemistry, according as it deals with the laws regulating chemical action or their practical application. Many Catholics and other Christians have accomplished notable work in the various branches of the science.
Catholics
Jean Antoine Chaptal
Michel Eugene Chevreul
Henri Etienne Sainte-Claire-Deville
Jean Baptiste Dumas
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
Theophrastus Paracelsus
Louis Pasteur
Pierre Joseph Pelletier
Theophile Jules Pelouze
Louis Jacques Thnard
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Other Christian Chemists
Johan Jacob Berzelius
Robert Boyle
John Dalton
Sir Humphry Davy
Charles Friedel
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Justus von Liebig
William Henry Perkins
Joseph Priestley
William Ramsey
Ira Remsen
Christian Friedrich Schonbein
Charles Adolphe Wurtz