Molecules at an Exhibition

Zusatztext highly readable and entertaining Informationen zum Autor 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 Rhône-Poulenc Science Book Prize in 1995. Klappentext What ingredient in Coke can remove rust from chrome? What is the bitterest substance on earth? What is the worst smelling one? In this entertaining tour of chemistry, Emsley answers these and many other questions as he illuminates the materials that make up our world. Zusammenfassung What is it in chocolate that makes us feel good when we eat it? What's the molecule that turns men on? What's the secret of Coca-Cola? In this book, the author takes us on a guided tour through a rogue's gallery of molecules, some harmful, some pleasant, showing how they affect our lives.

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• Autori: John Emsley, John (Science Writer in Residence Emsley, Emsley John
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 16.09.1999
• EAN: 9780192862068
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286206-8
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 120 mm x 190 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Saggistica > Natura, tecnica > Astronomia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Science: general issues, SCIENCE / Chemistry / General, chemistry