About this title: An engaging exploration of the cutting-edge science of olfaction by a celebrated biophysicist who has attempted to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the body: how smell works.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 10/23/2007
ISBN-13:9780061133848ISBN:0061133841
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Perennial
Date Published: 2007-11-01
ISBN-13:9780061133848ISBN:0061133841
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780061133848ISBN:0061133841
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco Pr
Date Published: 2006-11-01
ISBN-13:9780061133831ISBN:0061133833
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Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: FABER AND FABER Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780571215386ISBN:0571215386
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 256 pages. Smell is our forgotten sense. long neglected by science in favour of more prestigious areas of research, it's also barely understood in general life. at the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: why do things smell the way they do? how is smell written into the molecules? this book is the story of the quest to solve this puzzle. edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780061133831ISBN:0061133833
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Ecco
Date Published: 11/7/2006
ISBN-13:9780061133831ISBN:0061133833
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780571215386ISBN:0571215386
Description: New. Smell is our forgotten sense. Long neglected by science in favour of more prestigious areas of research, it's also barely understood in general life. At the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: why do things smell the way they do? How is smell w... read more
Description: New. An engaging exploration of the cutting-edge science of olfaction by a celebrated biophysicist who has attempted to solve one of the greatest mysteries of the body: how smell works. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780571215379ISBN:0571215378
Description: New. Smell is our forgotten sense. Long neglected by science in favour of more prestigious areas of research, it's also barely understood in general life. At the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: Why do things smell the way they do? How is smell w... read more
"I found this book whatever the olfatory equvalant of illumintating is. It opened up a whole world I knew nothing about; I'm certain my knowledge of chemistry is too poor to have appriciated this properly. Luca Turin is an entertaining author and if I wasn't such a moron I would have enjoyed every word."
"Meh...poorly organized, kinda scattered for most of the book. not a particularly compelling description of research or science, and some glaring errors in chemistry and evolutionary theory. I liked the last 20 pages, though, when all the rambling was brought together."
"Luca Turin is an amazing writer as well as a gifted scientist and perfume expert. This book managed to convey some incredibly complicated organic chemistry in an accessible and understandable way to the extent that I was actually able to understand the science behind Turin's hypothesis of the nose as a mass spectrometer.
My only criticism is that part of the story of the development of the theory was missing from the book because it has already been written up by Chandler Burr in "The Emperor of Scent", a book about Turin's battles with the scientific establishment.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has ever wondered how their noses work, and why things smell like they do. Absolutely excellent!"
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