ROBERT E. KREBS is the retired Associate Dean for Research at the University of Illinois Health Sciences Center, Chicago. Since his retirement, Dr. Krebs has authored over 30 computer-based instructional courseware programs in areas covering science education, health/medical practices, and academic administration.
?Fans of Mr. Wizard, and librarians helping with assignments on the
elements, will like this book. Krebs has written a lot of
intructional material and it shows. His popular style...makes his
book accessible for its intended audience of students and general
readers....This new volume will be a good purchase for school and
public libraries for homework assignments and
ready-reference....?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?Krebs has authored an interesting accurate work on the chemical
elements....I highly recommend The History and Use of Our Earth's
Chemical Elements for school and public libraries.?-Reference &
User Services Quarterly
?Krebs offers an excellent book likely to prove very useful to both
instructor and student....this is a marvelous
reference.?-Choice
?This work is a hybrid, combining a textbook treatment of the
history of chemistry, atomic structure, and periodic-table theory
with a reference handbook on the individual elements. Appropriate
for high school and community college libraries.?-Library
Journal
"Krebs has authored an interesting accurate work on the chemical
elements....I highly recommend The History and Use of Our Earth's
Chemical Elements for school and public libraries."-Reference &
User Services Quarterly
"Krebs offers an excellent book likely to prove very useful to both
instructor and student....this is a marvelous
reference."-Choice
"This work is a hybrid, combining a textbook treatment of the
history of chemistry, atomic structure, and periodic-table theory
with a reference handbook on the individual elements. Appropriate
for high school and community college libraries."-Library
Journal
"Fans of Mr. Wizard, and librarians helping with assignments on the
elements, will like this book. Krebs has written a lot of
intructional material and it shows. His popular style...makes his
book accessible for its intended audience of students and general
readers....This new volume will be a good purchase for school and
public libraries for homework assignments and
ready-reference...."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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