The modern form of the alchemical quest of the One Thing

The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry (Audio Book) by M. M. Pattison Muir (d1931) A light journey through the history of chemistry, from its start in the obscure mysteries of alchemy to what was, for the author, the cutting edge of the development of modern atomic theory ... and whose developing blind ends we can now see with the advantage of hind sight. (Summary by Peter Yearsley)