About this episode

Kit Chapman discusses his new book on the history of alchemy and its impact on science.

Our old buddy Kit Chapman joins us to tell us all about his new book, which looks at the global quest to achieve immortality, cure all disease and transmute lead into gold as he reveals the illuminating stories of how the alchemists first broke new ground and shaped the scientific method. Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Pre-order The Age of Alchemy: The Secret History of Chemistry from Ancient Magic to Modern Science by Kit Chapman at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us! UK Link - Out on 30 Apr 2026: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16621/9781805221159 US Link - Out on 20 OCT 2026: https://bookshop.org/a/118682/9781778404177 Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below: (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClub Watch…

People in this episode

Hosts: Alex Churchill, Matt Bone

Guest: Kit Chapman

Topics covered

• alchemy
• immortality
• scientific method
• history of chemistry
• Kit Chapman

Keywords

• alchemy
• immortality
• scientific method
• Kit Chapman
• history of chemistry
• Bookshop.org
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Bookshop.org

Books & works: The Age of Alchemy: The Secret History of Chemistry from Ancient Magic to Modern Science

Places: UK, US

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