Author:
Braterman, Paul S.
Imprint:Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2012.
Descriptionxi, 315 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Note:The age of the earth-- an age-old question -- Atoms old and new -- The banker who lost his head -- From particles to molecules, with a note on homoeopathy -- The discovery of the noble gases-- what's so new about neon? -- Science, war, and morality; the tragedy of Fritz Haber -- The ozone hole story-- a mystery with three suspects -- Rain gauge, thermometer, calendar, warning -- Making metal -- In praise of uncertainty -- Everything is fuzzy -- Why things have shapes -- Why grass is green, or why our blood is red -- Why water is weird -- The sun, the earth, the greenhouse -- In the beginning.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-285) and index.
Note:Explains the essence of chemistry to the layman while exploring such topics as the noble gases, wave-particle duality, and bonds.
