Chemical Phenomena in Life

About this film

LibriVox recording of Chemical Phenomena in Life by Frederick Czapek. Read by J. M. Smallheer Published in 1911 as part of the "Harper's Library of Living Thought," this volume presents an introduction to the chemistry of cells in the context of plant physiology and gives an interesting overview of the field of biochemistry and related sciences at the time. The author, Frederick Czapek, was a Czech botanist and professor of Plant Physiology at the University of Prague. He is perhaps best known for his two-volume work on Plant Physiology, "Biochemie der Pflanzen" and for Czapek solution agar or Czapek-Dox medium, a culture medium for cultivation of fungus species such as Aspergillus and Penicillium molds . ( Summary by J. M. Smallheer ) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (101MB)

Directors & creators

Frederick Czapek

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; science; biochemistry; botany; chemistry; immunochemistry; enzymes; protoplasm; cells; chemical reactions; colloids

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