Title:
Reaction! : chemistry in the movies
Author:
Griep, Mark, author.
ISBN:
9780197562536
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 340 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Series:
Oxford scholarship online
Oxford scholarship online.
General Note:
Previously issued in print: 2009.
Abstract:
ReAction! gives a scientist's and artist's response to the dark and bright sides of chemistry found in 140 films, most of them contemporary Hollywood feature films but also a few documentaries, shorts, silents, and international films. Even though there are some examples of screen chemistry between the actors and of behind-the-scenes special effects, this book is really about the chemistry when it is part of the narrative. It is about the dualities of Dr. Jekyll vs. inventor chemists, the invisible man vs. forensic chemists, chemical weapons vs. classroom chemistry, chemical companies that knowingly pollute the environment vs. altruistic research chemists trying to make the world a better place to live, and, finally, about people who choose to experiment with mind-altering drugs vs. the drug discovery process.
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Electronic Access:
Oxford scholarship online https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195326925.001.0001Copies:
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