Advanced Search Request a Book

ORDERS

Readings Orders 0

DEMANDS

Readings Demands 0

Napoleon's Buttons:How 17 Molecules Changed History
[Paperback - 2004]
penny le couteur
On Demand
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $21
Our Price: Rs.3845 Rs.3268
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.577
Category: Science
Sub-category: General Science
Additional Category: Chemistry - Other Science Subjects
Publisher: Tarcherperigee | ISBN: 9781585423316 | Pages: 384
Shipping Weight: .414 | Dimensions: 5.96 x .99 x 9.07 inches

Description

Napoleon's Buttons is the fascinating account of seventeen groups of molecules that have greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration, and made possible the voyages of discovery that ensued. The molecules resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine and law; they determined what we now eat, drink, and wear. A change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous alterations in the properties of a substance-which, in turn, can result in great historical shifts.

With lively prose and an eye for colorful and unusual details, Le Couteur and Burreson offer a novel way to understand the shaping of civilization and the workings of our contemporary world.

About the Author

PENNY CAMERON LE COUTEUR, PH.D., teaches chemistry at Capilano College in British Columbia, Canada, where she has been a professor for over thirty years. Winner of a Polysar Award for Outstanding Chemistry Teaching in Canadian Colleges, she was formerly the head of Capilano’s chemistry department and was chair of pure and applied sciences. She has written chemistry distance-education courses, coauthored a chemistry textbook, and served as a project adviser in chemistry for universities in eastern Indonesia. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and now lives in North Vancouver.

JAY BURRESON, PH.D., has worked as an industrial chemist and held a National Institutes of Health special fellowship for research on chemical compounds in marine life. He is also the general manager of a high-tech company.

Bestsellers in Science

View All
A Brief History Of Time
[Paperback - 1989]
stephen hawking
In Stock
List Price: £8.99
Our Price: Rs.1895 Rs.1705
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.190
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us And A Grander View Of Life
[Paperback - 2017]
ed yong
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.2795 Rs.2515
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.280
Guns, Germs And Steel: A Short History Of Everybody For The Last 13,000 Years (Winner Of The Pulitzer Prize For Non Fiction 1998)
[Paperback - 2005]
jared diamond
In Stock
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.2995 Rs.2695
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.300
A Short History Of Nearly Everything: A Journey Through Space And Time
[Paperback - 2016]
bill bryson
In Stock
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2645 Rs.2380
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.265
The God Equation: The Quest For A Theory Of Everything
[Paperback - 2022]
michio kaku
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.2245 Rs.2020
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.225
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials Of Physics Explained By Its Most Brilliant Teacher
[Paperback - 2016]
richard p. feynman
In Stock
List Price: $16.99
Our Price: Rs.3895 Rs.3505
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.390
The God Delusion (10th Anniversary Edition)
[Paperback - 2016]
richard dawkins
In Stock
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2575 Rs.2317
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.258
The Order Of Time
[Paperback - 2019]
carlo rovelli
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2295 Rs.2065
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.230
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge And The Teachings Of Plants
[Paperback - 2020]
robin wall kimmerer
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2545 Rs.2290
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.255
The Structure Of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition
[Paperback - 2012]
thomas s. kuhn
In Stock
List Price: $18
Our Price: Rs.4745 Rs.4270
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.475
Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures Of A Curious Character
[Paperback - 2022]
richard p. feynman
On Demand
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £10.99
Our Price: Rs.2545 Rs.2163
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.382