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Napoleon's buttons how 17 molecules changed history
Le Couteur, Penny, 1943-
Paper Book
The authors present a surprising history of the world--told on a chemical continuum of why things happened rather than when. This fascinating book tells the stories of 17 molecules that, like the tin of Napoleon's coat buttons, greatly influenced the course of history.
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Strange chemistry : the stories your chemistry teacher wouldn't tell you
Farmer, Steven C.
Ebook
This book opens the audience's eyes to the extraordinary scientific secrets hiding in everyday objects. Helping readers increase chemistry knowledge in a fun and entertaining way, the book is perfect as a supplementary textbook or gift to curious professionals and novices. * ...
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The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements
Kean, Sam.
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's...
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Oxygen : the molecule that made the world
Lane, Nick
Paper Book
Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans ofnearly a metre. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today -probably as much as 35 per cent....
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Uncle Tungsten memories of a chemical boyhood
Sacks, Oliver W.
Paper Book
From his earliest days, Oliver Sacks, the distinguished neurologist who is also one of the most remarkable storytellers of our time, was irresistibly drawn to understanding the natural world. Born into a large family of doctors, metallurgists, chemists, physicists, and teachers, his curiosity was...
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