Molecules at an exhibition : portraits of intriguing materials in everyday life /
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| Author / Creator: | Emsley, John. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11215810 |
| Summary: | 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 fascinating book, John Emsley takes us on a guided tour through a rogue's gallery of molecules, some harmful some pleasant, showing how they affect our lives. There are eight galleries in all, full of individual portraits on molecules that are to be found on a daily basis in the home, the environment, and in ourbodies-from caffeine to teflon, nicotine to zinc. Find out how Mozart met his death, how Hitler could have saved the Third Reich from defeat, and many more interesting snippets in this highly entertaining, and often surprising book.'A broad audience, regardless of whether it has a background in chemistry, will enjoy browsing and reading it.'Nature'a fine example of popular science writing at its best. It is educational, interesting, may prove inspirational and therefore deserves to find a very wide readership.'THES'highly readable and entertaining'New Scientist |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191026287 019102628X 0198502664 9780198502661 0198503792 9780198503798 0192862065 9780192862068 |