oder ob sie uns suspekt sind, wie PVC, Nitrat oder Kohlendioxid, sie gehoeren zu unserem Alltag. Was haben diese Dinge gemeinsam? Richtig, es sind Gemische chemischer Substanzen! Ob wir sie als Genuss empfinden. 5, ein Honigbroetchen zum Fruehstueck, das Bier zum Abendessen und, wenn es ein Glas zuviel war, eine Kopfschmerztablette am naechsten Morgen. : Chemie im Alltag (Paperback)īy Emsley, John Translated by Kellersohn, ThomasĮin Hauch Chanel No. Shining with wonderful nuggets-from murders-by-phosphorus to a match factory strike from the firebombing of Hamburg to the deadly compounds derived from phosphorus today-The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and bizarre events. It may even be the cause of will-o'-the wisps and spontaneous human combustion! Now John Emsley has written an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. The incredible ""glowing"" history of the ""Devil's element ""phosphorus Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by ninth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, the chemical element phosphorus has fascinated us for more than th. Award winning science writer John Emsley has assembled another group of true crime and chemistry stories to rival those of his highly acclaimed Elements of Murder.The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus (Hardback) Molecules of Murder will explain how forensic chemists have developed cunning ways to detect minute traces of dangerous substances, and explain why some of these poisons, which appear so life-threatening, are now being researched as possible life-savers.
The second half then investigates a famous murder case and reveals the modus operandi of the poisoner and how some were caught, some are still at large, and some literally got away with murder. The first half of each chapter starts by looking at the target molecule itself, its discovery, its history, its chemistry, its use in medicine, its toxicology, and its effects on the human body. The book ends with the most famous poisoning case in recent years, that of Alexander Litvinenko and his death from polonium chloride. Part II deals with unnatural molecules, mainly man-made, and they too have been dangerously misused in famous crimes. Part I includes molecules which occur naturally and were originally used by doctors before becoming notorious as murder weapons. Few books on poisons analyse these crimes from the viewpoint of the poison itself, doing so throws a new light on how the murders or attempted murders were carried out and ultimately how the perpetrators were uncovered and brought to justice. Molecules of Murder is about infamous murderers and famous victims about people like Harold Shipman, Alexander Litvinenko, Adelaide Bartlett, and Georgi Markov.
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