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Chemistry for Everyone
From "Greasy Chemistry" to "Macromolecule": Thoughts on the Historical Development of the Concept of a Macromolecule
Pedro J. Bernal
Department of Chemistry, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL 32789
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June 2006
Vol. 83 No. 6
p. 870
Abstract
This paper presents a narrative about the historical development of the concept of a macromolecule. It does so to illustrate how the history of science might be used as a pedagogical tool to teach science, particularly to non-majors. To help with this purpose, the paper includes extensive quotations to give a sense of the tone of the debate and contains pedagogical commentaries on the kinds of questions that the history of science allows us to consider. In addition, I argue that knowledge of the history of science might help combat an attitude that I have termed "presentism". Examples are given.
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 Bernal, Pedro J. J. Chem. Educ. 2006 83 870.
*  Keywords
 Colloids; Curriculum; First-Year Undergraduate / General; General Public; History / Philosophy; Nonmajor Courses; Organic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Physical Properties; Polymer Chemistry; Polymerization; Upper-Division Undergraduate
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