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Main Title Napoleon's buttons : how 17 molecules changed history /
Author Le Couteur, Penny,
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Burreson, Jay
Publisher Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam,
Year Published 2003
OCLC Number 52184104
ISBN 1585422207; 9781585422203; 9781585423316; 1585423319
Subjects Chemistry--Popular works ; Chemistry--History
Internet Access
Description Access URL
Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2002032247-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0720/2002032247-d.html
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Status
EJDM  QD37 .L34 2003 Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD 02/13/2004
Collation 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-362) and index.
Contents Notes
Peppers, nutmeg, and cloves -- Ascorbic acid -- Glucose -- Cellulose -- Nitro compounds -- Silk and nylon -- Phenol -- Isoprene -- Dyes -- Wonder drugs -- The pill -- Molecules of witchcraft -- Morphine, nicotine, and caffeine -- Oleic acid -- Salt -- Chlorocarbon compounds -- Molecules versus malaria. Describes seventeen chemical compounds in spices, textile fibers, dyes, explosives, medicines, and other substances--including the drugs that account for witches flying on broomsticks--and how they affect civilization.