Napoleon's buttons 17 molecules that changed history /

Examines the roles that the molecular properties of such items as the birth control pill, caffeine, and the buttons on the uniforms of Napoleon's army have played in the course of history.

Main Author: Le Couteur, Penny, 1943-
Other Authors: Burreson, Jay, 1942-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, [2004]
Physical Description: 375 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: First trade paperback edition.
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