Does modern chemistry have it's roots in ancient alchemy?

Question

Does modern chemistry have it's roots in ancient alchemy?

Answer 1

yes.

Answer 2

It's deepest roots are in alchemy.  The University of Illinois has an exhibit about it.

Answer 3

Unintentionally, yes. Some of the first chemical reactions were discovered by alchemists. And of course they created interest in the field.

But alchemists were searching for the impossible, and their research techniques were downright lousy. They also made up "theories" on a dime, and with proof. The true science of chemistry couldn't develop until scientists such as Lavoisier began to systematically study reactions and derive the rules behind them.

Answer 4

yes,a lot but not all of it.....also our chemistry is very developed..so i guess that some of the alchemy was wrong

Answer 5

In part, but not completely.

Answer 6

Yes, much of it is derived from ancient Alchemy. Check out this "new/old" substance: ORMUS.

Answer 7

Yes

Answer 8

that is correct  

The roots of chemistry can be traced to the phenomenon of burning. Fire was a mystical force that transformed one substance into another and thus was of primary interest to mankind. It was fire that led to the discovery of iron and glass. After gold was discovered and became a precious metal, many people were interested to find a method that could convert other substances into gold. This led to the protoscience called Alchemy. Alchemists discovered many chemical processes that led to the development of modern chemistry. Chemistry as we know it today, was invented by Antoine Lavoisier with his law of Conservation of mass in 1783. The discoveries of the chemical elements has a long history culminating in the creation of the periodic table by Dmitri Mendeleev. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry created in 1901 gives an excellent overview of chemical discovery in the past 100 years.

Answer 9

About 1% alchemy, now 99% petrochemical companies.