Uncle Tungsten : memories of a chemical boyhood
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- ISBN: 0375404481
- ISBN: 9780375404481
- ISBN: 0676972616
- ISBN: 9780676972610
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viii, 337 p. : ill ; 22 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
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General Note: | Includes index. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Uncle Tungsten -- "37" -- Exile -- "An ideal metal" -- Light for the masses -- The land of Stibnite -- Chemical recreations -- Stinks and bangs -- Housecalls -- A chemical language -- Humphry Davy: a poet-chemist -- Images -- Mr. Dalton's round bits of wood -- Lines of force -- Home life -- Mendeleev's garden -- A pocket spectroscope -- Cold fire -- Ma -- Penetrating rays -- Madame Curie's element -- Cannery row -- The world set free -- Brilliant light -- The end of the affair. |
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