IT and Alchemy
Alchemists believed in the philosopher’s stone, which would help them in transforming inexpensive metals to silver or gold. They tried to find an elixir of life to keep them forever young. They thought that all material was composed of four basic elements: earth, water, air and fire. They never succeeded in their experiments but that was the starting point of modern chemistry which has gained unbelievable results in many different areas. Today we know how to transform one element to another – unfortunately producing gold is not cheap. We know that there are more than four elements but they are […]
