…trying to get a handle on the correct terminology so that you can then search online for more information was hard enough. I am trying a two-pronged attack on this problem. First I am reading Asimov's short history of chemistry, to try to get a basic understanding of the field. Second, I am trying a couple of projects where I think chemistry could be useful, and so by exploration I hope to also get a handle on some aspects of…
如果是化学领域，我特别推荐 J·R·帕廷顿写的《化学简史》（A Short History of Chemistry）。
For chemistry specifically I would recommend A Short History of Chemistry by JR Partington.
……光是想搞清楚正确的专业术语以便去网上搜更多资料就已经够难了。我目前正在双管齐下来解决这个问题：首先，我在读阿西莫夫的《化学简史》，试着对这个领域建立基本认知；其次，我正在尝试做几个我觉得化学能派上用场的项目，希望能通过探索来搞懂……的某些方面。
…trying to get a handle on the correct terminology so that you can then search online for more information was hard enough. I am trying a two-pronged attack on this problem. First I am reading Asimov's short history of chemistry, to try to get a basic understanding of the field. Second, I am trying a couple of projects where I think chemistry could be useful, and so by exploration I hope to also get a handle on some aspects of…