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La vie secrète des éléments : Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir en chimie
Kathryn Harkup
- Delachaux & Niestlé
- 2 Mai 2025
- 9782603031698
Fluor, néon, aluminium, rubidium, yttrium, chrome, technétium, titane... Découvrez 52 éléments du tableau périodique tels que vous ne les aviez jamais imaginés ! À travers des histoires fascinantes, ce livre révèle les mystères de ces éléments, éminents membres d'un vaste arbre généalogique. Certains sont timides, exubérants ou peu fi ables, d'autres plus discrets et d'autres encore, plus familiers, sont vus sous un jour nouveau ou détiennent des secrets surprenants. Un ouvrage drôle et original qui explore le monde caché des éléments, mêlant l'ordinaire à l'extraordinaire, les connaissances scientifiques aux anecdotes historiques.
- Un livre élégant et joliment illustré
- Des histoires captivantes et un ton plein d'humour
- Des « portraits de famille » solidement documentés -
La vie secrète des molécules : Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur la matière
Kathryn Harkup
- Delachaux & Niestlé
- Notions De Sciences
- 2 Mai 2025
- 9782603031681
Eau, pénicilline, ADN, nylon, glucose, mélanine, polytétrafluoroéthylène... Découvrez 52 molécules et substances clés telles que vous ne les aviez jamais imaginées ! À travers des histoires insolites, ce livre lève le voile sur les forces invisibles qui régissent notre univers. Cette sélection permet de découvrir comment elles ont transformé notre existence, révolutionné la science ou amélioré notre quotidien. Un ouvrage drôle et original qui explore le monde caché des molécules mêlant l'ordinaire à l'extraordinaire, les connaissances scientifiques aux anecdotes historiques.
- Un livre élégant et joliment illustré
- Des histoires captivantes et un ton plein d'humour
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V IS FOR VENOM ; CHEMICALS OF DEATH IN THE NOVELS OF AGATHA CHRISTIE
Kathryn Harkup
- Bloomsbury UK
- 19 Juin 2025
- 9781399413077
Fourteen novels. Fourteen more poisons. Just because it''s fiction doesn''t mean it''s all made-up ...
Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method, with the poison itself often being a central part of the novel. Her choice of deadly substances was far from random - the characteristics of each often provide vital clues to the discovery of the murderer. With gunshots or stabbings the cause of death is obvious, but this isn''t the case with poisons. How is it that some compounds prove so deadly, and in such tiny amounts?
This book, the follow-up to Kathryn Harkup''s best-selling A is for Arsenic, features fourteen more poisons from the books of Agatha Christie. V is for Venom explores the scientific facts behind the chemicals Christie put to such deadly use in her fiction. How do these compounds affect the body? What is their history of use in real-life murder cases, some of which may have inspired Christie, and how feasible was it to obtain, administer and detect these poisons, both at the time the novel was written and today?
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DEATH BY SHAKESPEARE ; SNAKEBITES, STABBINGS AND BROKEN HEARTS
Kathryn Harkup
- Bloomsbury UK
- 3 Février 2022
- 9781472958204
William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions - shock, sadness, fear - that they did more than 400 years ago when these plays were first performed. But how realistic are these deaths, and did Shakespeare have the knowledge to back them up?
In the Bard''s day death was a part of everyday life. Plague, pestilence and public executions were a common occurrence, and the chances of seeing a dead or dying body on the way home from the theatre were high. It was also a time of important scientific progress. Shakespeare kept pace with anatomical and medical advances, and he included the latest scientific discoveries in his work, from blood circulation to treatments for syphilis. He certainly didn''t shy away from portraying the reality of death on stage, from the brutal to the mundane, and the spectacular to the silly.
Elizabethan London provides the backdrop for Death by Shakespeare , as Kathryn Harkup turns her discerning scientific eye to the Bard and the varied and creative ways his characters die. Was death by snakebite as serene as Shakespeare makes out? Could lack of sleep have killed Lady Macbeth? Can you really murder someone by pouring poison in their ear? Kathryn investigates what actual events may have inspired Shakespeare, what the accepted scientific knowledge of the time was, and how Elizabethan audiences would have responded to these death scenes. Death by Shakespeare will tell you all this and more in a rollercoaster of Elizabethan carnage, poison, swordplay and bloodshed, with an occasional death by bear-mauling for good measure.>
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The science behind James Bond''s exploits - armaments, tactics, plots and enemy tech.
The adventures of James Bond have thrilled readers since Ian Fleming''s novel Casino Royale was published in 1953, and when the movie of Dr No was released in 1962, Bond quickly became the world''s favourite secret agent.
Science and technology have always been central to the plots that make up the world of Bond, and in Superspy Science Kathryn Harkup explores the full range of 007''s exploits and the arms, technologies, tactics and downfalls of his various foes. From the practicalities of building a volcano-based lair, to whether being covered in gold paint really will kill you, and - if your plan is to take over the world - whether it is better to use bacteria, bombs, or poison - this book has all the answers and more.
Could our favourite Bond villains actually achieve world domination? Were the huge variety of weapons and technology in Bond''s arsenal from both the films and books ever actually developed in real life? And would 007 actually escape all those close shaves intact? From the plots to the gadgets to the ludicrous ways that his life is threatened, Superspy Science takes an in-depth look at the scientific world of James Bond.> -
Il y a mille et une façons de tuer. Ce n'est pas à Agatha Christie qu'on va l'apprendre. Mais à chacun ses préférences. Chez la reine du crime, le poison est la méthode qui revient le plus, au point de devenir un personnage à part entière dans ses romans. A comme Arsenic est l'abécédaire aussi glaçant que fascinant de ses choix en matières de substances létales. Loin d'être aléatoires, ils rendent compte de l'étendue de son savoir scientifique ; chaque poison possède des caractéristiques précises permettant l'obtention d'indices majeurs pour la résolution de ses intrigues.
Un livre à ne pas laisser entre toutes les mains...
Traduit de l'anglais par Philippe Bonnet
