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Herschbach said although he and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Philip A. Ainfinrud, helped to edit Ma's work, the idea for the manual came entirely from...
Chemistry 10, "Foundations of Chemistry," is "the hardest, nastiest, dullest course you'll take at Harvard," according to this year's Confidential Guide. And now, thanks to an innovative new manual, the labs are a jungle...
...manual, "Chemistry Safari," was written by Paul Ma '92 and is intended to improve the way students learn in chemistry labs. It is written in the form of a jungle guide in which an explorer, Jafari, leads the student through the complexities of chemical research...
...slave trade, conducted by nomadic Muslim merchants, before the seafarers arrived, and the traffic persisted even after European nations outlawed it during the 19th century. In 1434 Portuguese adventurers brought the first black slaves to Lisbon. As Europe's transatlantic colonies grew in importance, so did the need for manual labor. In all, writes Roberts, as many as 10 million slaves were transported to the New World, perhaps 5 million of them in the 18th century alone. Nearly two million more died aboard the crowded prison ships that carried slaves to work the sugar fields of the Caribbean...
...become inflamed and swollen, they can press on nearby nerves, causing tingling and weakness in the fingers. Sometimes scar tissue develops in the area. All together these injuries, if not treated, can result in diminished coordination and strength: patients may literally lose their grip and have trouble managing simple manual tasks...