print email comment close National Historic Chemical Landmarks URL: http://acswebcontent.acs.org/landmarks/ Description: "The American Chemical Society [ACS] ... has declared nearly 40 places, discoveries, and achievements historic chemical landmarks." This site discusses these items and the roles chemists played in "expanding the frontiers of knowledge, advancing medicine and industry, and creating products from aspirin to zippers." Browsable by topic, including new products (such as bakelite, nylon, and synthetic rubber) and medical miracles (such as synthetic hormones and penicillin). Publisher: American Chemical Society Extra Keywords plastics Library of Congress Subject Headings: Chemistry Chemistry -- United States -- History LII Database Information: Record 7052 created by Sybil Finemel on 10/31/2004 Last modification on 01/27/2009 Published: 10/31/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/7052