Curious Tales from Chemistry

Curious Tales from Chemistry
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Publisher : OUP Oxford
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9780191637063
ISBN-13 : 0191637068
Rating : 4/5 (068 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Curious Tales from Chemistry by : Lars Öhrström

Download or read book Curious Tales from Chemistry written by Lars Öhrström and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about discovery and disaster, exploitation and invention, warfare and science - and the relationship between human beings and the chemical elements that make up our planet. Lars Ohrstrom introduces us to a variety of elements from S to Pb through tales of ordinary and extraordinary people from around the globe. We meet African dictators controlling vital supplies of uranium; eighteenth-century explorers searching out sources of precious metals; industrial spies stealing the secrets of steel-making. We find out why the Hindenburg airship was tragically filled with hydrogen, not helium; why nail-varnish remover played a key part in World War I; and the real story behind the legend of tin buttons and the downfall of Napoleon. In each chapter, we find out about the distinctive properties of each element and the concepts and principles that have enabled scientists to put it to practical use. These are the fascinating (and sometimes terrifying) stories of chemistry in action.


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