Atkins' Molecules

Name: Atkins' Molecules
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ISBN: 9780521535366

ISBN-10: 0521535360

ISBN-13: 9780521535366

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Peter Atkins

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In this new edition of the book that was called "the most beautiful chemistry book ever written," Peter Atkins reveals the molecules responsible for the experiences of our everyday life in fabrics, drugs, plastics, explosives, detergents, fragrances, tastes, and sex. Atkins gives a non-technical account of a range of aspects of the world around us, revealing unexpected connections and insight into how it can be understood in terms of the atoms and molecules from which it is built. This new edition has dozens of new molecules, new graphic presentations, and a more accessible account of the molecules themselves. Peter Atkins is SmithKline Beecham Fellow and Tutor in Physical Chemistry at…

Book details

List price: $49.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/25/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 244
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.870
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Simple substances



Fuels, fats and soaps



Synthetic and natural polymers



Taste, smell, and pain



Sight and colour



The light and the dark



Life