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  • Napoleon's Buttons

    de Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson ...
    Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • I bottoni di Napoleone

    Come 17 molecole hanno cambiato la storia

    de Penny Le Couteur, Jay Burreson ...
    «Svolte epocali, dalle origini ai giorni nostri, appaiono indissolubilmente legate a precise formule chimiche.»il Venerdì di Repubblica«La storia di queste 17 molecole che hanno rivoluzionato la vita è più appassionante di un giallo.»QuarkChe cosa ha dato e dà alla chimica la straordinaria facoltà di far nascere le civiltà e far cadere gli imperi? Il fatto che strutture chimiche, semplici e ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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    Napoleon's Buttons

    17 Molecules That Changed History

    de Jay Burreson, Penny Le Couteur ...
    Narrado por Laural Merlington ...

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    11 hora 6 minutos

    Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

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    Culinary Reactions

    The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking

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    When you're cooking, you're a chemist! Every time you follow or modify a recipe you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life while suppressing harmful microbes. And unlike in a laboratory, you can eat your experiments to verify ... Leer más

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    The Disappearing Spoon

    And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)

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    A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?The periodic table is a ... Leer más

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    The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

    The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery

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    The author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon reveals the secret inner workings of the brain through strange but true stories.Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike -- strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents -- and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the ... Leer más

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    Proof

    The Science of Booze

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    Narrado por Sean Runnette ...

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    A spirited narrative on the fascinating art and science of alcohol sure to inspire cocktail party chats on making booze, tasting it, and its effects on our bodies and brains.Drinking gets a lot more interesting when you know what's actually inside your glass of microbrewed ale, single-malt whisky, or Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. All of them begin with fermentation, where a fungus called yeast binges ... Leer más

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    Caesar's Last Breath

    Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us

    de Sam Kean ...
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    The Guardian's Best Science Book of 2017: the fascinating science and history of the air we breathe.It's invisible. It's ever-present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell.In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, ... Leer más

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    The Drunken Botanist

    The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks

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    Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when medieval physicians boiled juniper berries with wine to treat stomach pain. The Drunken Botanist uncovers the surprising botanical history and fascinating science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even a few fungi).Some of the ... Leer más

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  • Sing Like Fish

    How Sound Rules Life Under Water

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    A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE ... Leer más

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    Your Inner Fish

    A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

    de Neil Shubin ...
    Narrado por Marc Cashman ...

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    Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today’s most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of ... Leer más

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