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The beauty of chemistry : art, wonder, and science
\"This book will combine photographs with evocative text to show how chemistry underpins the formation of snowflakes, the patterns of animal markings, and much more\"-- Provided by publisher.
Strange chemistry : the stories your chemistry teacher wouldn't tell you
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. • Appeals to a modern audience of science lovers by discussing multiple examples of chemistry in everyday life
• Addresses compounds that affect everyone in one way or another: poisons, pharmaceuticals, foods, and illicit drugs; thereby evoking a powerful emotional response which increases interest in the topic at hand
• Focuses on edgy types of stories that chemists generally tend to avoid so as not to paint chemistry in a bad light; however, these are the stories that people find interesting
• Provides detailed and sophisticated stories that increase the reader's fundamental scientific knowledge
• Discusses complex topics in an engaging and accessible manner, providing the \"how\" and \"why\" that takes readers deeper into the stories
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Radar, hula hoops, and playful pigs : 67 digestible commentaries on the fascinating chemistry of everyday life
\"Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs really does \"tell it like it is\" in 67 short, entertaining, and informative pieces about chemistry in everyday life. Find out the latest about homeopathy and alternative medicine. Fill up on facts about soybeans, tomatoes, tea, ginseng, chicken soup, hot dogs, and the benefits of eating chalk. Explore the science behind Alice's strange adventures in Wonderland, Rumpole's deadly cheese souffle, and Casanova's experiments with \"Spanish Fly.\" Investigate the nefarious chemistry of the KGB, the colors of urine, and the mysteries of baldness. Learn how shampoos really work, and discover which cleaning agents must never be combined. Get rid of that skunk smell in a jiffy, and get a whiff of what's behind the act of passing gas. Take a painless glimpse into the discovery of anesthetics. Read about the ups and downs of underwear, the invention of gunpowder, zombies in Haiti, Van Gogh's brain, John Dillinger's chemical exploits, little Mikey's exploding stomach, and Dinshah Ghadiali's bizarre attempts to cure disease with colored lights. Even Houdini makes a magical appearance. Finally, discover the amazing links between radar, hula hoops, and playful pigs! Book jacket.\"--Jacket.
The chemistry of human nature
Why does chocolate taste so good? Why do we seek the one? This book starts with the fundamentals and then works towards a deeper understanding of the chemistry of human nature. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in this science and written at a level accessible to experts and non-experts alike.
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Textiles, parfums, bijoux et Cie
Marie Curieuse ? C&rsquo ;est nous au matin. Après avoir bu notre café/thé, nous être lavé (pour tout savoir sur cette partie, lire Café, crème, savon et Cie du même auteur), nous pouvons enfin nous habiller. Et là, l&rsquo ;éternelle question : qu&rsquo ;est-ce que je mets ce matin ? Marie Curieuse pousse le vice plus loin, en se demandant quels textiles porter : fibres animales ou végétales ? Mais d&rsquo ;où viennent toutes les couleurs des habits ?Une fois habillé, il faut bien sûr passer par la case parfum. Mais qu&rsquo ;est-ce qu&rsquo ;un parfum ? Et pourquoi cela sent-il si bon ? L&rsquo ;auteur, Muriel Chiron-Charrier nous apprend même à distinguer les pierres des pierres précieuses.Et comme c&rsquo ;est l&rsquo ;auteur qui parle le mieux de son livre, un petit mot de la part de la créatrice de Marie Curieuse : « ; La curiosité est une grande qualité. Les enfants en sont bien dotés, mais alors pourquoi perdons-nous, en grandissant, cette faculté à nous questionner et nous émerveiller ? Notre maison est un véritable cabinet de curiosités. Laissez-moi vous emmener dans ce monde fascinant fait d&rsquo ;histoire, de géographie, de chimie, de hasard, qui imprègne notre quotidien. Après avoir lu ce livre, vous ne verrez plus vos pulls de la même façon, votre odorat sera sublimé et votre admiration pour les diamants vous fera faire des folies&hellip ;» ;Découvrez l' ;interview de Muriel Chiron-Charrier dans l' ;émission \" ;Autour de la question\" ;, par Jean-Yves Casgha sur RFI.
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Chemistry in the Marketplace
Chemicals are everywhere. Many are natural and safe, others synthetic and dangerous. Or is it the other way around? Walking through the supermarket, you might ask yourself: Should I be eating organic food? Is that anti-wrinkle cream a gimmick? Is it worth buying BPA-free plastics?This new edition of Chemistry in the Marketplace provides fresh explanations, fascinating facts and funny anecdotes about the serious science in the products we buy and the resources we use. It might even save you some money. With chapters on the chemistry found in different parts of our home, in the backyard and in the world around us, Ben Selinger and Russell Barrow explain how things work, where marketing can be deceptive and what risks you should really be concerned about. Chemistry in the Marketplace is a valuable resource for university lecturers, high school teachers and students of chemistry and chemistry related subjects and disciplines, such as biochemistry, microbiology and science in society.
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The beauty of chemistry : art, wonder, and science
\"This book will combine photographs with evocative text to show how chemistry underpins the formation of snowflakes, the patterns of animal markings, and much more\"-- Provided by publisher.
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What is Chemistry?
If humans had not harnessed chemistry, we would all literally still be living in the Stone Age. Peter Atkins celebrates the importance of this most fundamental science; and in non-technical lay language, he explains its concepts, components, and methods. A marvellous primer for anyone who would like to understand chemistry.
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