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100 Chemical Myths : Misconceptions, Misunderstandings, Explanations / Lajos Kovács, Dezső Csupor, Gábor Lente, Tamás Gunda.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kovács, Lajos, 1961- author.
- Csupor, Dezső, 1979- author.
- Lente, Gábor, author.
- Gunda, Tamás, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemistry--Popular works.
- Chemistry.
- Common fallacies.
- Chemistry/Food Science, general.
- Popular Science, general.
- Local Subjects:
- Chemistry.
- Chemistry/Food Science, general.
- Popular Science, general.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 396 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- One hundred chemical myths
- Hundred chemical myths
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing, [2014].
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 100 Chemical Myths deals with popular yet largely untrue misconceptions and misunderstandings related to chemistry. It contains lucid and concise explanations cut through fallacies and urban legends that are universally relevant to a global audience. A wide range of chemical myths are explored in these areas; food, medicines, catastrophes, chemicals, and environmental problems. Connections to popular culture, literature, movies, and cultural history hold the reader’s interest whilst key concepts are beautifully annotated with illustrations to facilitate the understanding of unfamiliar material. Chemical Myths Demystified is pitched to individuals without a formal chemistry background to fledgling undergraduate chemists to seasoned researchers and beyond.
- Contents:
- Foreword (Joe Schwarcz)
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Misconceptions in general
- Chapter 2. Food
- Chapter 3. Medicines
- Chapter 4. Catastrophes, Poisons, Chemicals
- Glossary of terms
- Sources and further reading
- Picture and figure credits
- Subject index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-08419-4
- OCLC:
- 893677150
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