Curious Tales From Chemistry
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Disasters and discoveries. Industrial espionage and invention. Warfare and biopiracy. The race to find gold, uranium, precious stones. The history of scientific discovery is packed with fascinating in...
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Disasters and discoveries. Industrial espionage and invention. Warfare and biopiracy. The race to find gold, uranium, precious stones. The history of scientific discovery is packed with fascinating incident. Lars Öhrström tells illuminating stories, rich with human interest, each based around a chemical element and principle. 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.
Detaljer
Forlag
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780198743927
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
272
Udgivelsesdato
26-11-2015
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3336278
EAN nr.
9780198743927
Varegruppe
Engelske textbooks
Højde/Dybde (mm)
195
Bredde (mm)
131
Længde (mm)
17
Vægt (g)
292
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