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Molecules at an Exhibition |
[020930-ChH] |
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Book (Oxford University Press, 07th.Oct.1999) |
ISBN 0-19-286206-5 264 pages Price: £ 8.99 |
Description: |
Chemistry in everyday life, part 2
Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life
Discover, why chocolade makes us happy, what happens in their bodies when men
dream about love, and which secrets are hidden in Coca-Cola. Successful author
Emsley weaves scientific information, historical details, entertaining anecdotes
and a good portion of humour into intriguing stories. |
Content: |
(Almost) totally natural: Extraordinary molecules in ordinary food • How
much metall do you contain? Metals our body needs • To create life, to
protect life, to destroy life: molecules which help - or harm - our children •
Home, sweet home: detergents & warnings, benefits & lapses • Material
progress and brain experiments • Molecules which relieve our life • Our
environment - concerns, demonstrations and deceits: molecules, which "go round" our
planet • On the way to nowhere: molecules which move us away • Chemistry
of hell: molecules which wish us ill (most of the time). |
Author: |
John Emsley |
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Link: |
Oxford University Press |
Target group: |
No restrictions |
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