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100 1 _aOÌhrstroÌm, Lars.
245 1 4 _aThe last alchemist in Paris :
_b& other curious tales from chemistry /
_cLars OÌhrstroÌm.
260 _aOxford, UK ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2013.
300 _axiv, 257 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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520 _a"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 OÌhrstroÌm 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; eighteenth-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. In each chapter, we find out about the distinctive properties of each element and the concepts and principles that have enabled scientists to put it to practical use."--Publisher's website.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 228-241) and index.
650 0 _aChemistry
_xHistory.
650 0 _aDiscoveries in science
_xHistory.
650 0 _aChemical elements.
650 0 _aChemistry
_vPopular works.
650 7 _aPopular Science and Mathematics.
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