Curious Tales from Chemistry
| Author | : Lars Öhrström |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 257 |
| Release | : 2015 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0191916889 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780191916885 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (885 Downloads) |
Download or read book Curious Tales from Chemistry written by Lars Öhrström and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 257 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 Öhrström 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; 18th-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.
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