The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus
Autor John Emsleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 ian 2003
Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fascinated us for more than three centuries. It may even be the cause of will-o'-the wisps and spontaneous human combustion! Now John Emsley has written an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. Shining with wonderful nuggets-from murders-by-phosphorus to a match factory strike; from the firebombing of Hamburg to the deadly compounds derived from phosphorus today-The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and bizarre events.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 047144149X
Pagini: 352
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 134 x 197 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Wiley (TP)
Locul publicării:United States
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General Readers of narrative science history, especially those interested in chemistry and alchemy.Textul de pe ultima copertă
-The Sunday Times (London)
"This well-written book is an examination of the very character of all chemicals."
-The Sunday Telegraph (London)
Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by nineteenth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, phosphorus is one of nature's deadliest-and most fascinating-creations. Now award-winning author John Emsley combines his gift for storytelling with his scientific expertise to present an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. From murders-by-phosphorus where the bodies glowed green, to the match factory strike that helped end child labor in England, to the irony of the World War II firebombing of Hamburg, to even deadlier compounds derived from phosphorus today, The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and curious, bizarre, and horrific events that comprise the surprising 300-year history of nature's most nefarious element.