John Emsley
Encyclopedia
Dr John Emsley is a British
writer, broadcaster and academic specialising in chemistry. He lectured at Cambridge University, England
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United Kingdom
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writer, broadcaster and academic specialising in chemistry. He lectured at Cambridge University, England
England
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Newspaper column
For six years Emsley wrote a column on chemistry for the Independent called "Molecule of the Month".Books
- Molecules of Murder, 2008
- The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, 2006
- Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving
- The Elements of Murder
- The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: Separating Facts from Fiction about Everyday Products, Corgi Books, 1994. (Winner of the Rhone Poulenc Science Book Prize 1995)
- The Elements, 3rd edition, Oxford University Press, 1998
- Molecules at an Exhibition, Oxford University Press, 1998
- Shocking History of Phosphorus
- Nature's Building Blocks: an A-Z Guide to the Elements
- Vanity, Vitality, and Virility