Vanity, Vitality, and Virility
The Science Behind the Products You Love to Buy
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2006
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-280673-4 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-280673-4 (ISBN)
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Provides a portrait gallery of chemicals involved in our everyday life, from Viagra and selenium to whispering asphalt, nappies, and chewing gum. This book explains the science behind many of the products that claim to improve your looks, your health, your peace of mind or your sex life.
"Vanity, Vitality, and Virility" is a fascinating portrait gallery of chemicals involved in our everyday life, from Viagra and selenium to whispering asphalt, nappies, and chewing gum. While it will not advise you what to do if you want to improve your looks, your health, your peace of mind or your sex life, it explains the science behind many of the products that claim to be able to do just that. Chemistry is too often associated with poisonous gases and strange bubbling solutions, yet it is all around us, and inside us too. Renowned science communicator John Emsley lifts the lid on the secrets inside the products we use every day.
"Vanity, Vitality, and Virility" is a fascinating portrait gallery of chemicals involved in our everyday life, from Viagra and selenium to whispering asphalt, nappies, and chewing gum. While it will not advise you what to do if you want to improve your looks, your health, your peace of mind or your sex life, it explains the science behind many of the products that claim to be able to do just that. Chemistry is too often associated with poisonous gases and strange bubbling solutions, yet it is all around us, and inside us too. Renowned science communicator John Emsley lifts the lid on the secrets inside the products we use every day.
John Emsley is Science Writer in Residence in the Chemistry Department at the University of Cambridge. He wrote a "Molecule of the Month" column for the Independent for many years, received a Glaxo award for science writing and the Chemical Industries Association's President's Award for science communication. His books include Molecules in an Exhibition and Nature's Building Blocks.
Introduction; 1. Vanity - no more wrinkles?; 2. Vitality - food for thought; 3. Virility, sterility, and Viagra; 4. Germs warfare; 5. It's all in the mind; 6. Polymers in unlikely guises; Postscript - a risk worth taking?; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.4.2006 |
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| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 386 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie | |
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| ISBN-10 | 0-19-280673-4 / 0192806734 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-280673-4 / 9780192806734 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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