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The last alchemist of Paris and other curious tales from chemistry / Lars Öhrström

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 2013Edition: 1. edDescription: XIV, 257 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., KtISBN:
  • 9780199661091
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 540.9
RVK: RVK: VB 2000 | VB 2400LOC classification:
  • QD11
Summary: "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 Öhrström 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 websiteCall number: Grundsignatur: 2014 A 327PPN: PPN: 772873623
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd chem 0.8 Lesesaal Technik (LST) 2014 A 327 Available 51568902090
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