From alchemists, glassmakers, and pharmacists to Nobel Prize winners and the pharmaceutical-chemical industry today, Berlin was once a leader in chemistry in Europe. In his book, Alexander Kraft provides a comprehensive and entertaining overview of the 500-year history of chemistry in Berlin. It covers 13 traditional chemical sites: from the court pharmacy to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry, as well as Humboldt University, the Technical University, and the Free University. The book also highlights 12 major companies, including chemical factories such as Riedel, Kahlbaum, Schering, Agfa, Grünau, the Köpenick nitrite factory, and Berlin-Chemie. Additionally, it features 50 significant chemists from Berlin, including Thumeysser, Kunckel, Klaproth, Kunheim, Hofmann, Fischer, Nernst, Haber, Hahn, Bonhoeffer, Havemann, and Gerischer.