Molecules at an Exhibition

By John Emsley

Release : 1999-10-07

Genre : Chemistry, Books, Science & Nature

Kind : ebook

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What is it in chocolate that makes us feel good when we eat it? What's the molecule that turns men on? What's the secret of Coca-Cola? In this fascinating book, John Emsley takes us on a guided tour through a rogue's gallery of molecules, some harmful some pleasant, showing how they affect our lives. There are eight galleries in all, full of individual portraits on molecules that are to be found on a daily basis in the home, the environment, and in our bodies - from
caffeine to teflon, nicotine to zinc.

Molecules at an Exhibition

By John Emsley

Release : 1999-10-07

Genre : Chemistry, Books, Science & Nature

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
What is it in chocolate that makes us feel good when we eat it? What's the molecule that turns men on? What's the secret of Coca-Cola? In this fascinating book, John Emsley takes us on a guided tour through a rogue's gallery of molecules, some harmful some pleasant, showing how they affect our lives. There are eight galleries in all, full of individual portraits on molecules that are to be found on a daily basis in the home, the environment, and in our bodies - from
caffeine to teflon, nicotine to zinc.

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