Research Catalog
Molecules
- Title
- Molecules / P.W. Atkins.
- Author
- Atkins, P. W. (Peter William), 1940-
- Publication
- New York : Scientific American Library, 1987.
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Details
- Description
- viii, 197 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
- Summary
- Portrays the structures of the substances that make up our everyday world.
- Series Statement
- Scientific American Library series ; no. 21
- Uniform Title
- Scientific American Library series ; no. 21.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 183-186.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Simple Substances : Air -- Water and Ammonia -- Smog, Pollution, and Acid Rain -- 2. Fuels, Fats, and Soaps : Natural Gas and LPG -- Gasoline and Coal -- Alcohol and Vinegar -- -- Butter and Margarine -- Soaps and Detergents -- 3. Synthetic and Natural Polymers : Polymers and Plastics -- Rubber -- Polyesters and Acrylics -- Nylon -- Hair, Wool, and Silk -- Sugar, Starch, and Cellulose --4. Taste, Smell and Pain : Sweetness -- Sourness and Bitterness -- Hot, Spicy, and Cool -- Meatiness and Barbecues -- Fuits and Foods -- Flowers and Essential Oils -- Animal Smells -- 5. Sight and Color : Vison -- Leaves, Carrots, and Flamingos -- Flowers, Fruit and Wine -- Browns, Bruises, and Tans -- 6. The Light and The Dark : Pain Killers and Tranquilizers -- Stimulants -- Nasty Compounds -- Sex -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Sources of the Illustrations.
- ISBN
- 0716750198
- 9780716750192
- 0716760045
- 9780716760047
- LCCN
- 87020681
- OCLC
- ocm16466229
- 16466229
- SCSB-1195520
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library