The history of chemistry covers a period of time that goes from ancient history to the present. By 1000 BC, ancient civilizations were using technologies that would later form the basis of various branches of matter. Examples include the extraction of metals from ores, the production of ceramics and glazes, the fermentation of beer and wine, the extraction of chemicals from plants for medicine and perfumes, the transformation of fat into soap, the production of glass and the production of alloys such as bronze. The science of chemistry, alchemy, has not been successful in explaining the nature of matter and its transformations. However, by performing experiments and recording the results, alchemists set the stage for modern chemistry. The distinction began to emerge when Robert Boyle made a clear differentiation between chemistry and alchemy in his work The Skeptical Chemist (1661). While both alchemy and chemistry deal with matter and its transformations, chemists are seen as those who apply a scientific method to their work. Chemistry is believed to have become a full-fledged science with the work of Antoine Lavoisier, who developed a law of conservation of mass that required careful measurements and quantitative observations of chemical phenomena. The history of chemistry is intertwined with the history of thermodynamics, particularly through the work of Willard Gibbs. Society had a lot of questions about chemistry and never really knew what it was until they built schools and started experimenting and finding answers to amazing things like where we come from, the periodic table, the cycles of life. The question is: what was a life without answers like, a life full of questions? I believe life/society has improved and increased our knowledge of things we didn't know at first. Society has really taken… half the paper… and we even use it when we dye our hair. There are many elements that we use every day, fluoride. Although it is one of the most reactive and aggressive elements, it keeps our teeth healthy (used in toothpaste and tap water). NITROGEN: Almost 80% of the air is made up of nitrogen. We use it to breathe. Without it we wouldn't have DNA, proteins or even muscles. SILICONE: Silicon is found in beach sand and window glass. Its electrical conductivity allows the operation of PCs, cell phones, cars, televisions and cameras. HYDROGEN: almost absolutely everywhere. In the water we humans, plants and animals. ALUMINUM: used in alloy wheels, in railway carriages, it is even recycled. So my theory is that without the foundation of chemistry or discoveries we would not have gotten to the stage we are at now in society and I thank everyone who contributed to this movement of society