Caveman Chemistry

Author: Kevin M. Dunn
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
ISBN: 9781581125665
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
Half a million years ago our ancestors learned to make fire from scratch. They crafted intricate tools from stone and brewed mind-altering elixirs from honey. Their descendants transformed clay into pottery, wool into clothing, and ashes into cleansers. In ceramic crucibles they won metal from rock, the metals lead to colored glazes and glass. Buildings of brick and mortar enshrined books of parchment and paper. Kings and queens demanded ever more colorful clothing and accessories in order to out-class clod-hoppers and call-girls. Kingdoms rose and fell by the power of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal. And the demands of everyday folk for glass and paper and soap stimulated the first round of chemical industrialization. From sulfuric acid to sodium carbonate. From aniline dyes to analgesic drugs. From blasting powder to fertilizers and plastics. In a phrase, From Caveman to Chemist. Your guides on this journey are the four alchemical elements; Fire, Earth, Air and Water. These archetypical characters deliver first-hand accounts of the births of their respective technologies. The spirit of Fire, for example, was born in the first creature to cultivate the flame. This spirit passed from one person to another, from one generation to another, from one millennium to another, arriving at last in the pages of this book. The spirit of Earth taught folks to make tools of stone, the spirit of Air imparted knowledge of units and the spirit of Water began with the invention of spirits. Having traveled the world from age to age, who can say where they will find their next home? Perhaps they will find one in you.

Chemical Magic

Author: Leonard A. Ford
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136736
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Classic guide provides intriguing entertainment while elucidating sound scientific principles, with more than 100 unusual stunts: cold fire, dust explosions, a nylon rope trick, a disappearing beaker, much more.

Scientific Soapmaking

Author: Kevin M. Dunn
Publisher: Clavicula Press
ISBN: 1935652095
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description
"Scientific Soapmaking" bridges the gap between the technical and craft literature. It explains the chemistry of fats, oils, and soaps, and teaches sophisticated analytical techniques that can be carried out using equipment and materials familiar to makers of handcrafted soap.

Richard (Caveman Instinct -- Gypsy Curse Book 2)

Author: Hazel Gower
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781516984121
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274

Book Description
Richard My family is divided, some say we were gifted by the gypsies to prosper and know our soul mate, others feel we were cursed. The divide in the family may have a little to do with the gypsies forgetting to mention that when we Silverman find our soul mate we turn into possessive cavemen. I also thought it was a gift and was filled with jealously when my cousin Stephan found his other half though he believed it to be a curse. But now it's my turn, the only problem is Bailey Rodgers thinks I'm crazy, overbearing and egotistical. Bailey My brother Ethan, my guardian since I was six, was finally loosening the reigns and giving me some freedom. Being vision impaired and the only family left, he sometimes took his role as protector too far. I'd convinced Ethan to let me celebrate graduation with a week-long holiday just friends sun and fun. The start of my holiday didn't start out at all how I had planned when I was kidnapped by a crazy guy telling me I was his soul mate and his to keep forever. Imagine my surprise to learn he is a Silverman and supposedly sane. Richard wants me to give him a chance, but I don't know if I can handle Richard's over-protectiveness. I already had that with my brother and I didn't want it in my relationship.

The Survival Chemist: Vital Information for Anyone Who Wishes to Survive and Resist Any Threat to Their Freedom

Author: David A. Howard
Publisher: Desert Publications
ISBN: 9780879470593
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 59

Book Description
The survival chemist brings survivalists important information on building and maintaining shelters, leather preservation, the making of explosives such as Dynamite, blasting and percussion powders, gunpowder, nitroglycerin and fuses. Other chapters cover water purification, survival foods, meat preservation, brewing your own beer and liquor, making poison gas, protecting against radiation, the use of drugs, and precious metals testing. 5.5 x 8.5, 59 pages, illus., & softcover.

An Introduction to Chemoinformatics

Author: Andrew R. Leach
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1402062915
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
This book aims to provide an introduction to the major techniques of chemoinformatics. It is the first text written specifically for this field. The first part of the book deals with the representation of 2D and 3D molecular structures, the calculation of molecular descriptors and the construction of mathematical models. The second part describes other important topics including molecular similarity and diversity, the analysis of large data sets, virtual screening, and library design. Simple illustrative examples are used throughout to illustrate key concepts, supplemented with case studies from the literature.

The Disappearing Spoon

Author: Sam Kean
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316089087
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333

Book Description
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery -- from the Big Bang through the end of time. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.

Caveman Alien's Ransom

Author: Calista Skye
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549713712
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description
Being abducted by aliens was never on my bucket list. But I guess the aliens didn't get that memo, because one night I was beamed aboard a UFO. It dumped me and a bunch of other girls on an alien planet.A jurassic planet where giant, murderous dinosaurs walk around and everything wants to kill me.My only hope of surviving is the first man I met here. His name is Jax'zan, and he's an alien. And a caveman. As in, the hottest super-alpha caveman who ever lived. He's big and strong and doesn't talk much, but he's saved my life so many times now that I've lost count. My insides turn to hot mush whenever he fixes his smouldering eyes on me, and the scandalously sexy and unusual features his sensationally muscular body is rocking totally make me forget time and place.There's only one problem: He's holding me for ransom. And he wants to repopulate his woman-less planet. With me ... Expect steamy scenes, mysterious aliens with features like adult toys, deadly planets and the love story between a BBW from Earth and a sensationally hot alien warrior.Full-length romance novel with no cliffhangers and a happy-ever-after ending!

Creative Chemistry

Author: Edwin Emery Slosson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description

Taken by the Caveman

Author: Jayson Jax
Publisher: Twisted E-Publishing LLC
ISBN: 137087989X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Carter Burke has spent much of his life learning about the past—specifically, Paleolithic Man. When an amazing opportunity for research crosses his path, he can’t say no. Once on Sir Ian Gallagher’s Caribbean island, he learns the opportunity isn’t quite what he expected. Sir Ian is a modern day Moreau, but instead of deadly genetic experiments on animals, Sir Ian has focused his attentions on the caveman. Tossed into one of Sir Ian’s experimental habitats, Carter must defend himself against the lusts the lonely inhabitant has—only to find he must fight his own as well… when he’s taken by the caveman. Warning: This is an erotic novella, meant for a mature audience. A much shorter version of this story was previously published by the author. It has been more than doubled in length and edited for TEP. It also now has a HFN ending