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Chemistry World
May 9, 2013
Philip Ball |
Materials for a sustainable future This multi-author volume edited by Letcher and Scott does an excellent job of explaining how we can make better use of available resources. It considers the dwindling of elemental sources, biomass and chemical feedstocks, and materials for energy and the built environment.   |
Chemistry World
May 7, 2013
Tuck & Poliakoff |
Supercritical water: a green solvent, properties and uses This is an interesting monograph by Yizhak Marcus that focuses on the properties and spectroscopy of scH 2O with a brief review of its applications on a laboratory and industrial scale. |
Chemistry World
May 3, 2013
Alison Rodger |
VCD spectroscopy for organic chemists I highly recommend VCD Spectroscopy, by Philip Stephens and others, for organic chemists as the textbook of choice on this useful topic. |
Registered Rep.
April 26, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
All That Glitters... James Rickards is a 35-year veteran of Wall Street and the capital markets. An avowed proponent of holding gold and a critic of the Federal Reserve, he's the author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis and a senior managing director of Tangent Capital in New York City. |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2013
Zbigniew SzydAeo |
The secrets of alchemy For any self-respecting chemist or for anyone who is interested in the origins of chemistry, The Secrets of Alchemy by Lawrence Principe is a must read. |
Chemistry World
April 23, 2013
Derry Jones |
A history of the electron: JJ and GP Thomson In the absence of full biographies of father and son, this book by Jaume Navarro, provides a short joint history of the electron and the Thomsons (especially JJ), and their interactions, with an emphasis on emerging science in the 1920s and early 1930s. |
Chemistry World
April 5, 2013
Lynda Williams |
Fat chemistry -- the science behind obesity Given the title of this book, by Claire Allardyce, I had hoped to get a well rounded explanation of how the increased availability of cheap, tasty, high-caloric density food has led to the obesity epidemic. |
Chemistry World
April 2, 2013
Cameron Hall |
Mathematical modeling in science and engineering This book, by Ismael Herrera and George Pinder, is intended as an introductory text to bridge the gap between scientists and mathematicians. |
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