Antoine Lavoisier: Genius of Modern Chemistry

By Lisa Yount

Book Overview

Antoine Lavoisier is considered to be the father of modern chemistry. Using experiments and careful measurements, he created a system to help chemists understand how matter behaves. He discovered and named oxygen and hydrogen, and helped set up a system to classify these and other elements. Perhaps his most famous discovery is the role oxygen plays in combustion.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766065200
• ISBN13: 9780766065208
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12