This is a brand new edition of the book that was called ‘the most beautiful chemistry book ever written’. In it, we see the molecules responsible for the experiences of our everyday life - including fabrics, drugs, plastics, explosives, detergents, fragrances, tastes, and sex. With engaging prose Peter Atkins gives a non-technical account of an incredible range of aspects of the world around us, showing unexpected connections, and giving an insight into how this amazing world can be understood in terms of the atoms and molecules from which it is built. The new edition has dozens of new molecules, a completely new graphical presentation, and an even more accessible and enthralling account of the molecules themselves.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521535366
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 250
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 29/07/2003
Año de edición: 2003
Plaza de edición: Oxford
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Peter Atkins
Catedrático de química y mienbro del Lincoln College de la Universidad de Oxford. Ha escrito numerosas obras de divulgación científica y diversos manuales de química de fama mundial, en un estilo que combina originalidad y claridad.