Topic: Fiction books that promote interest in chemistry (Read 9525 times)

willcoq · « **on:** July 09, 2010, 02:05:45 AM »

I just started studying chemistry, and when I get into a new subject, I like to read a lot about it, like textbooks, nonfiction history stuff (Shulgin, Hoffman, Pauling, etc.), and even fiction reading.

So I'm looking for a book for chemistry like what William Gibson did for biotechnology in Neuromancer. I want a book that brings chemistry to life in an exciting, applicable, and probably fanciful way. I guess science fiction books would be most appropriate, but if you know of any books centered around chemistry that could really occur in real life, I'd be interested in those as well.

408 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2010, 02:18:12 AM »

Uncle Tungsten, but that was real.

Brighter than a Thousand Suns.

AWK · « **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2010, 02:55:17 AM »

The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

MrTeo · « **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2010, 05:27:43 AM »

Also "The Periodic Table" by Primo Levi

willcoq · « **Reply #4 on:** July 25, 2010, 09:12:48 PM »

Thanks for the responses, guys! I'm gonna go see if I can find these books now

Topic: Fiction books that promote interest in chemistry (Read 9525 times)

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