History of Chemistry - Chemical Heritage Foundation

The Chemical Heritage Foundation is dedicated to preserving and promoting the progress of science. Located in Philadelphia, CHF maintains world-class collections, including instruments and apparatus, rare books, fine art, and the personal papers of prominent scientists, all related to the chemical and molecular sciences.

CHF’s programs and publications provide insight on subjects ranging from the social impact of nanotechnology to alchemy's influence on modern science.

New museum and conference center
Space opening fall 2008: Read all about it and send an e-card!
New permanent exhibition: Learn more and read the curators’ blog.

Quick links

Othmer Library catalog

Classroom resources

Events calendar

CHF conference center

New meeting space now available for tours and booking.

CHF blogs

Periodic Tabloid: President Tom Tritton’s blog

The Collective Voice: CHF curators’ blog

	Chemical Heritage CHF's newsmagazine Summer 2008 • Powerful Effervescence • Green Chemistry • Instrumental Lives		Distillations CHF's weekly podcast Miraculous: the science of religion in the Vatican, ancient Greece and the Caribbean. Listen to the podcast.
	Policy Center for Contemporary History and Policy Leading initiatives in biotech, electronics, the environment, innovation, nanotech, and pharmaceuticals.		Featured book Women and children first From philosophers to farmers' wives, many lively and lovely women inhabit the pages of CHF's rare books. Explore the books.
	Featured oral history Joshua Lederberg This brilliant molecular biologist won a Nobel prize when he was just thirty-three. CHF has oral histories from 1992 and 2000.		Molecular milestones Blast from the past Fireworks were first made in China 1500 years ago. Learn more.