The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus
- ISBN-10
- 0471394556
- ISBN-13
- 9780471394556
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-08-28
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Author
- John Emsley
Description
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 three centuries. 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. 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.
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