Everyday STEM Engineering-Chemical Engineering

ISBN: 9780753478257

Published: 2023-03-14

Discover how the chemical section of engineering is part of our daily lives with Everyday STEM Science—Chemical Engineering. Following on from Everyday STEM Technology—Civil Engineering, comes another branch of engineering – chemical. Explore all about this fascinating side of engineering: what is involved, where we see it and how it is used. The experiments carried out in laboratories away from our eyes have a huge impact on our lives and includes advances made in medicine, food, biomechanics, and surgery. From vaccinations created for devastating diseases and viruses (including COVID) to research on how feed a growing population with as low an impact on the environment as possible. Plus, meet the engineers and scientists whose discoveries are changing our lives for the better, including Tu youyou, Merkus Rehm, and Jamie Garcia. Readers can also carry out engineering experiments at home. With easy-to-understand text written by Jenny Jacoby, fun callouts and lots of colourful...