Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs - Couverture souple

Schwarcz, Joe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0805074074 ISBN 13 : 9780805074079

Editeur : Holt, 2001

Synopsis

Have you ever wondered about the science behind Alice's strange adventures in Wonderland, Casanova's experiments with "Spanish Fly," and zombies in Haiti? In Radar, Hula Hoops, and Playful Pigs, chemist and columnist Dr. Joe Schwarcz offers 67 entertaining essays exploring these and other delightful nooks and crannies of chemistry.

Investigate the nefarious chemistry of the KGB, the colors of urine, and the mysteries of baldness. Learn how shampoos really work, and discover which cleaning agents must never be combined. Get rid of that skunk smell in a jiffy, and get a whiff of what's behind the act of passing gas. Read about the ups and downs of underwear, the invention of gunpowder, Van Gogh's brain, John Dillinger's chemical exploits, and Dinshah Ghadiali's bizarre attempts to cure disease with colored lights. Finally, discover the amazing links between radar, hula hoops, and playful pigs!

Written by popular media personality Dr. Joe Schwarcz, this 1999 Canadian best-seller is proof positive that a little intellectual dip into the vast ocean of chemistry can not only be useful but pleasurable as well.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, author of The Genie in the Bottle, is a professor of chemistry and director of the Office for Chemistry and Society at McGill University. He has received many honors, including the prestigious American Chemical Society's Grady-Stack Award for interpreting chemistry for the public. He lives in Montreal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Holt
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805074074
• ISBN 13: 9780805074079
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 300
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• Personne responsable: non disponible