Molecules That Changed the World
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Word Count
96,250 words, Guess
Page Count
385 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemoleculesthatcha00nico_154
- ISBN-139783527309832
- ISBN-103527309837
- Goodreads2088215
- LibraryThing5317321
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- OCLC Control Number70677399
- Better World Books9783527309832
- Open LibraryOL12767303M
Classifications
- LCCQC173.16
- LCCQD262 .N53 2008
Description
From the publisher: Here, the best-selling author and renowned researcher, K. C. Nicolaou, presents around 40 natural products that all have an enormous impact on our everyday life. Printed in full color throughout with a host of pictures, this book is written in the author's very enjoyable and distinct style, such that each chapter is full of interesting and entertaining information on the facts, stories and people behind the scenes. Molecules covered span the healthy and useful, as well as the much-needed and extremely toxic, including Aspirin, urea, camphor, morphine, strychnine, penicillin, vitamin B12, Taxol, Brevetoxin and quinine.
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