Fifty Fascinating Molecules from A to Z: Volume 1

Fifty Fascinating Molecules From A to Z, Volume 1 follows on from the author’s earlier Every Molecule Tells a Story and Every Molecule Matters, and also relate the stories of a wide range of molecules.

They encompass familiar names - medicines including aspirin, cisplatin and morphine; flavourings such as menthol and vanilla; and substances of abuse like cocaine and methamphetamine. But there are the unexpected, like the poisons that crop in the stories of James Bond and Dr Crippen; the mole...