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John Emsley, ?The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus?



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Discovered by alchemists, prescribed by apothecaries, exploited by nineteenth-century industrialists, and abused by twentieth-century combatants, phosphorus is one of nature's deadliest-and most fascinating-creations. Now award-winning author John Emsley combines his gift for storytelling with his scientific expertise to present an enthralling account of this eerily luminescent element. From murders-by-phosphorus where the bodies glowed green, to the match factory strike that helped end child labor in England, to the irony of the World War II firebombing of Hamburg, to even deadlier compounds derived from phosphorus today, The 13th Element weaves together a rich tableau of brilliant and oddball characters, social upheavals, and curious, bizarre, and horrific events that comprise the surprising 300-year history of nature's most nefarious element.

Booknews Annotation:

After publishing a textbook on the chemistry of phosphorous, science writer and chemist Emsley (Cambridge U. and London U.) began speaking and writing the human tales he had discovered that did not fit into the original work. In 1992 he wrote the script for the radio program , which is the title of the British edition. He describes how the element was discovered by alchemists in the 1600s, was exploited by industrialists of the 19th century, and by combatants in the 20th.

Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

1. Out of alchemy 3

2. The alchemist and his apprentice 25

3. The toxic tonic 47

4. Strike a light 65

5. Strike! 83

6. The cost of a box of matches 103

7. Gomorrah 131

8. The ultimate evil--and a power for good 159

9. Murder 187

10. Fortunes from phosphorus 207

11. Unlucky days 225

12. The supreme ruler 235

13. Oh, shit! 255

14. Spontaneous human combustion and other horrors 279

Epilogue: The Devil's element? 299

Appendix The left chemistry 303

Sources 307

Index 317

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