Molecules that Amaze Us - Paul May, Simon Cotton torrent

Molecules that Amaze Us,

by Paul May and Simon Cotton.

#Pages : 742.
#Publisher : CRC Press; 1 edition, 2014
#ISBN : 9781466589612
#Format : PDF


This book presents an interesting, informative, and fun description of
the molecules that make up modern life, and how they impact upon all
of us. It contains approximately 100 sections, each describing a
different molecule and typically what it does, how it’s made, and
what’s so interesting about it. Examples include capsaicin (the
molecule responsible for the spicy heat of chillis), DEET (the insect
repellent), Kevlar ® (the material for bullet-proof vests), taurine
(the stimulant in Red Bull), vanillin (the flavor of vanilla),
nitroglycerine (the explosive in dynamite), and many others.


Authors
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Simon Cotton is an honorary senior lecturer in the School of Chemistry
at the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Cotton obtained his BSc and
PhD at Imperial College London. His research focuses on the chemistry
of transition metals, particularly iron and cobalt, as well as
scandium and the lanthanides.

Dr. Cotton has published various peer-reviewed articles and five books
on the chemistry of the d- and f-block elements. He has written a
column titled "Soundbite Molecules" for the magazine Education in
Chemistry, and dozens of "Chemistry in its Element" podcasts for the
RSC’s Chemistry World website. In 2005 he shared the Royal Society of
Chemistry Schools Education Award.

His book Every Molecule Tells a Story is also published by CRC Press.


Paul May is a professor of physical chemistry at Bristol University,
where he obtained his PhD. He leads a research group that studies the
fabrication of thin films of artificial diamond. He has been awarded
both a Ramsay Memorial Fellowship and a Royal Society University
Fellowship. He also received the RSC Higher Education teaching award
for innovative use of IT in chemistry teaching. He has written nearly
200 scientific articles and currently maintains the Molecule of the
Month website.

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