{"product_id":"the-cartoon-guide-to-chemistry-9780060936778","title":"The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you have ever suspected that \"heavy water\" is the title of a bootleg Pink Floyd album, believed that surface tension is an anxiety disorder, or imagined that a noble gas is the result of a heavy meal at Buckingham Palace, then you need \u003cem\u003eThe Cartoon Guide to Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e to set you on the road to chemical literacy!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cartoon Guide to Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e, a collaboration between preeminent scientist Professor Craig Criddle of Stanford University and cartoonist Larry Gonick, is a complete and up-to-date course in college-level chemistry. In engaging and humorous graphic style, the book covers both the history and the basics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eEarly ideas and techniquesElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryEnvironmental chemistryPhysics as chemistryAnd much more!\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to be a scientist to grasp these and many other complex ideas, because \u003cem\u003eThe Cartoon Guide to Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e explains them all: the history and basics of chemistry, atomic theory, combustion, solubility, reaction stoichiometry, the mole, entropy, and much more--all explained in simple, clear, and yes, funny illustrations. Chemistry will never be the same!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGonick, Larry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLarry Gonick has been creating comics that explain math, history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and he is currently staff cartoonist for \u003cem\u003eMuse\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He lives in San Francisco, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCriddle, Craig:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCraig Criddle is a professor of environmental engineering and science at Stanford University and has written numerous scientific papers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50700187336978,"sku":"9780060936778","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/71YeIt96LhL._SL1500.jpg?v=1734361368","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cartoon-guide-to-chemistry-9780060936778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}