Affinity, that elusive dream : a genealogy of the chemical revolution
Kim explores the history of chemical affinity, arguing that Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier's modern nomenclature and text actually changed it from an art to a public science. She explores crucial shifts in analytical methods, instruction, and research, especially the prior work of less famous French chemists, physicians, and apothecaries. Her main historiographical treatment is the reconstruction of French theoretical discourse in the middle of the eighteenth century and how it influenced the so-called "Chemical Revolution."
Print Book, English, 2003
MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2003