By Peter Macinnis
“Uses heritage, technological know-how, and enjoyable poison evidence to make energetic interpreting of all issues lethal.”—The Boston Globe
Poisons permeate our international. they're within the surroundings, the place of work, the house. they're in nutrition, our favourite whiskey, drugs, and good water. they've been used to treatment ailments in addition to incapacitate and kill. They tender wrinkles, block discomfort, stimulate and increase athletic skill. during this interesting and fact-filled publication, technological know-how author Peter Macinnis considers poisons in all their facets. He recounts tales of the distinguished poisoners in historical past and literature, from Nero to Thomas Wainewright, and from the demise of Socrates to Hamlet and Peter Pan.
From cyanide to strychnine, from Botox to ricin and Sarin gas—have you ever questioned approximately their resources? the place do they arrive from? How do you become aware of anything that could kill you in a question of seconds? Macinnis methodically analyzes the technological know-how of those killing brokers and their makes use of in drugs, cosmetics, struggle, and terrorism. With wit and precision, he weighs those questions and many extra: was once Lincoln’s volatility attributable to mercury poisoning? was once Jack the Ripper an arsenic eater? Can wallpaper kill? For an individual who has ever puzzled and been afraid to invite, here's a wealthy miscellany on your mystery questions on pollution. 14 black-and-white images
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