Was Napoleon killed by the arsenic in his wallpaper? How did Rasputin survive cyanide poisoning? Which chemicals in our environment pose the biggest threat to our health today?
In The Elements of Murder, John Emsley offers a fascinating account of five of the most toxic elements--arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury, and thallium--describing their lethal chemical properties and highlighting their use in some of the most famous murder cases in history. Indeed, we meet in
this book a who's who of heartless murderers. Mary Ann Cotton, who used arsenic to murder her mother, three husbands, a lover, eight of her own children, and seven step children, a grand total of 20 people. Michael Swango, who may have killed as many as 60 of his patients and several of his
colleagues during the 20 years he practiced as a doctor and paramedic. And even Saddam Hussein, who used thallium sulfate to poison his political rivals. Emsley also shows which toxic elements may have been behind the madness of King George III (almost certainly a case of acute lead poisoning), the
delusions of Isaac Newton, and the strange death of King Charles II. In addition, the book examines many modern day environmental catastrophes, including accidental mass poisoning from lead and arsenic, and the Minamata Bay disaster in Japan.
Written by a leading science writer, famous for his knowledge of the elements and their curious and colorful histories, The Elements of Murder offers an enticing combination of true crime tales and curious science that adds up to an addictive read.
约翰·埃姆斯利(John Emsley)博士,曾在伦敦大学从事20年化学研究和教学工作。现为英国剑桥大学化学系驻校科学作家。他于2003年获德国化学会颁发的作家奖。著有《分子博览会》、《食物过敏的原因及其预防》、《磷元素令人震惊的历史》、《构造大自然的基础材料》、《虚荣心、生命力和生殖力》等多部科普畅销书。其著作被翻译成多种文字畅销世界各国。作品《消费者化学指南》于1995年获得罗纳-普朗克科学图书奖。
这本书是在看完《现代医学的偶然发现》后知道的,因为此书是三联书店出的新知文库系列中的一本,因此,这本书看来也具有这套书的特点,即介绍自然科学新知识及其如何被发现和传播的,前本书更注重知识的发现,而这本书更注重的是知识的介绍,所以,比起其他休闲书来,阅读的时...
评分毒药,曾经是最好的谋杀工具,特别是在科技不发达的古代,一些无色无味的毒药往往能逃过法医的检测,让凶手逍遥法外。在元素周期表上,汞、砷、锑、铅、铊这五个元素绝非只是实验室瓶瓶罐罐里不起眼的物质,古今中外不知多少人,神不知鬼不觉地命丧于这五种元素的毒杀。但是,...
评分虽然书名中有历史二字,但这并不是一本系统讲述毒药史的学术著作,而更类似于一本介绍历史上用有毒元素(砷、汞、锑、铅、铊)作为投毒工具的案例集合,把它当做一本探案小说集来读亦未尝不可。 在化工技术高歌猛进的今天,各种更高效、更剧毒、更隐蔽的毒药粉墨登场...
评分本书的书名比较大,其实主要介绍了三种元素,分别是汞、砷和铅。其余元素占本书内容较少。 一、关于汞 西方做帽子的时候有一道工序需要使用硝酸汞,在使用中会产生大量粉尘,制帽工人大量吸入肺部会导致慢性汞中毒。然后这些制帽工人的症状就是脾气暴躁、话多,最后40%的欧洲制...
评分尽管本书是一本科普读物,应该本着严肃认真的态度来阅读此书。但是,翻开此书后,觉得就当了解一些基本化学知识了。里面的毒药故事也很多。读完此书,唯一不能理解的是,很多投毒者都是反复操作多次小剂量,才让受害者死亡。而受害者也是经过反复多次折磨后,才失去生命。在这...
基本上这个书就是讲一个有毒金属讲一些历史上用该金属下毒的例子; 科学性很赞, 因为该书作者是化学家
评分内容太少,才五种元素,无机毒物弱爆了
评分内容太少,才五种元素,无机毒物弱爆了
评分内容太少,才五种元素,无机毒物弱爆了
评分内容太少,才五种元素,无机毒物弱爆了
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