A 'travel guide' to the periodic table, explaining the history, geography and the rules of behaviour in this imagined land.

Presents an account of an English childhood, with a childish passion for science, told from the perspective of one of the most important and humane writers on psychology.

Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely in his own study at home, he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. This book is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization.

Presenting reflections inspired by the elements of the periodic table, this title ranges from young love to political savagery; from the inert gas argon - and 'inert' relatives like the uncle who stayed in bed for twenty-two years - to life-giving carbon.

This reference on each one of the 100-odd chemical elements, arranged alphabetically from actinium to zirconium, comprises an explanation of where the element's name comes from, its Body element (the role it plays in living things), Economic element (what it is used for), Element of surprise (an amazing, little-known fact about it) and much more.

The sixth edition of this text is revised and now incorporates new information. Some chapters have been rewritten, making topics such as conjugation and nucleophilic substitution more accessible. Problems are provided which challenge the readers' understanding. read.

Useful for achieving a chemistry degree, this title aims to offer a judicious choice of topics and a careful exposition of maths.

Focusing on Analytical Chemistry, this textbook offers a modern portrait of the tools and techniques of chemical analysis, incorporating real data, spreadsheets and applications, all presented in a personable style that engages students without compromising the science.

An artificial dye, mauve, was discovered by a 19th-century chemist called William Perkin while searching for a synthetic alternative to natural quinine. This book examines how the different worlds of fashion, industry, business, chemistry and medicine were transformed by a single colour.

A leading scientist and an award-winning cartoonist team up to provide a complete, up-to-date course in college-level chemistry, covering the history of the scientific field, as well as such topics as physical and organic chemistry, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, physics as chemistry, electrochemistry, and more.

Unless we are brilliant at science in our teenage years, many of us put off 'childish things' - science museums, palaeontology - in favour of museums, art galleries and concert halls. The author argues that a cultured person should know about the classic ideas of physics and biology as well as the classic works of Beethoven and Picasso.

Provides information about the science, history and culture of food and cooking. This book is for those, who have ever wondered why fish goes off quicker than meat; how to tell stale eggs from fresh ones; why you're supposed to leave pancake batter to rest; why chopping onions makes you cry; and about the health benefits of chocolate and alcohol.

Students are often overwhelmed by the early rigors of organic chemistry. This book prepares students for these early rigors by introducing acids and bases - topics they know from general chemistry - early, and chapters on structure and stereochemistry.

Discusses 'colour in art', its inception, the progress made, and its influences on art.

What is it in chocolate that makes us feel good when we eat it? What's the molecule that turns men on? What's the secret of Coca-Cola? In this book, the author takes us on a guided tour through a rogue's gallery of molecules, some harmful, some pleasant, showing how they affect our lives.