This article will aim to discuss the world before and after the discovery of chemistry and how it came about. The main topic of this essay is the history of chemistry and its impact on our daily lives. You might sit there and ask yourself, “What will I ever do with chemistry in my everyday life?” Honestly from my point of view I realized that chemistry is a very important part of our daily life. The process during respiration and how oxygen is converted into carbon dioxide and then how plants go through photosynthesis and then produce oxygen so that we can breathe and live longer. While some of these may seem simple, most are really simple. You just have to think about it a little. Before the discovery of chemistry, the periodic table of elements had never been formed, so we had no idea what the world was made of or even what the air we breathe every day was made of. According to the Columbia University website (http://www.columbia.edu/itc/chemistry/chem-c2507/navbar/chemhist.html) the earliest documented history of the discovery of chemistry dates back to 1700 BC. The discovery was that “known metals were recorded and listed along with celestial bodies.” Such a discovery left people speechless, because who on Earth could have even imagined such a thought or hypothesis. The only thing is that this happened already in prehistoric times, before we had any technology, when we progressed until 1780 AD, when inventions led to important achievements such as Mendeleev's theory of the periodic table of elements. therefore they were certainly slowing down the processes of discovery of new materials and elements. Back when we didn't have any technology,...... middle of paper... absolutely amazing. Who would have imagined in the 1920s that we would have television or hopefully one day a cure for all cancers. This article was intended to discuss the history of chemistry and how it has influenced us today and how it has changed us compared to the past. past. Advances in modern chemistry have brought us to a whole new level of inventions and discoveries. All of the above examples are great to examine and reflect on their true greatness. I guess the real test of our society is: will we put these advances towards a good cause or will we use them for the evil that may come? Every single day you breathe in, you look around and see the leaves changing, you are witnessing chemistry at its best. One day soon there will be a perfect world or even perfect worlds if your technology provides it. Thank you for taking time out of your day to read this essay.