Molecules at an Exhibition

Emsley describes chemicals which affect every aspect of our daily lives, including anecdotes about their proper or improper uses.

First sentence: THERE ARE scores of myths surrounding the things we eat: chocolate is almost addictive; Coca-Cola is just a concoction of chemicals; garlic wards off heart disease and cancer; an aspirin a day keeps the doctor away.

Year

1998

Language

English

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Editions

1

Pages

264

ISBN

9780192862068

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