Simon Anthony Cotton

Every Molecule Tells a Story (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a seasoned teacher, speaker, and writer in the field of chemistry, this text serves to provide a guide to the chemicals that make life possible and enrich the senses, as well as those that endanger it. This text combines the science and history of certain molecules and deals with the chemistry of each substance in an interesting and easily understandable manner. Topics covered include substances found in air and water, food, hydrocarbons, acids and alkalis, natural killers, unnatural killers, destructive molecules, pleasure molecules, natural healers, man-made healers, giant molecules, and vitamins.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040061718
• Artikelnr.: 72251419

Autorenporträt

Simon Cotton obtained his B.Sc. and PhD at Imperial College London, followed by research and teaching appointments at Queen Mary College, London, and the University of East Anglia. He subsequently taught chemistry in both state and independent schools for over 30 years, has lectured widely in the UK and carries out research on the chemistry of iron, cobalt, scandium, and the lanthanide elements.

Inhaltsangabe

Air And water
Food - fuels for the body
Hydrocarbons
not just fuels
Acids and alkalis
Strength and Sex
Chemistry of the senses - vision
smell and warm + cold molecules
Cosmetics and Perfumes
Natural killers
Unnatural killers
Destructive molecules (drugs and explosives)
Pleasure molecules
Natural healers
Man-made healers
Giant molecules
Vitamins.