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By William H Brock



TheCase of the Poisonous Socks: Tales from Chemistry By William H Brock

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Most Helpful 1 of 1 review helpful Genuinely interesting stories but can t quite shake off academic style By Brian Clegg I ve often thought that there isn t enough popular science based on chemistry Physicists are inclined to point out that this is because all the interesting bits of science in chemistry are physics anyway a terrible exaggeration I m sure but one thing that this collection of essays on all things chemi In 1868 The Times reported that poisons contained in dyes were affecting the public s health A doctor informed a London magistrate that brilliantly coloured socks had caused severe constitutional and local complaint to several of his patients In one case a patient s foot had become so swollen that his boots had to be cut off Respected chemist William Crookes offered to identify the poison if doctors would send him samples of the deadly socks The story of how he Who could resist a book with a title like that Written over Bill Brock s career of more than forty years as an historian they carry an easy authority and are thoroughly accessible The book is an entertaining read The Royal Society of Chemistry is to be congra

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