Jay Burreson

Penny LeCouteur

How 17 Molecules Changed History

Napoleon's Buttons

Penny Le Couteur

I bottoni di Napoleone. Come 17 molecole hanno cambiato la storia

Describes seventeen chemical compounds in spices, textile fibers, dyes, explosives, medicines, and other substances--including the drugs that account for witches flying on broomsticks--and how they affect civilization.

Татьяна Мосолова

Examines the roles that the molecular properties of such items as the birth control pill, caffeine, and the buttons on the uniforms of Napoleon's army have played in the course of history.

Jay Burreson

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