Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life

ISBN-13: 9780192862068 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 272 str.

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Opis

What ingredient in Coke can remove rust from chrome? What is the bitte rest substance on earth? What is the worst smelling one? In this enter taining tour of chemistry, John Emsley answers these and many other qu estions as he illuminates the materials that make up our world. Dozens of lively articles explore such well-known molecules as water, oxygen, and glass; versatile plastics like polypropylene, polystyrene, and p olyurethane; even "elements from hell" such as Sarin (a lethal nerve g as). With no formulas, equations, or molecular diagrams to baffle the non-expert, each piece blends history, science, and anecdote, with man y intriguing facts added to the mix.

Recenzje

'A broad audience, regardless of whether it has a background in chemistry, will enjoy browsing and reading it.' Nature

O autorze

John Emsley trained as a chemist, lectured in chemistry for 25 years in the University of London, and is now Science Writer in Residence at the Department of Chemistry at Cambridge. His 'Molecule of the Month' column for The Independent (19906) brought home to a wide readership how chemistry impinges on every aspect of our daily lives. In 1993 he received a Glaxo Award for science writing, and in 1994 he won the Chemical Industries Association's President's Award for science communication. His much-praised book The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide won the Rh^one-Poulenc Science Book Prize in 1995.