John Emsley

<h2 id="newspaper-column">Newspaper column</h2>
For six years Emsley wrote a column on chemistry for the <a href="/facts/Independent_(newspaper)/g1P75Mfz">Independent</a> called "Molecule of the Month".

<h2 id="books">Books</h2>
Emsley's published books include:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a>

<ul><li>More Molecules of Murder, (London): Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a></li>
<li>Chemhistory, Witley Press, 2017.</li>
<li>Chemistry at Home. Exploring the Ingredient in Everyday Products, Cambridge UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015.</li>
<li>Elements of Fortune, ebook Witley Press, 2014.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a></li>
<li>Chemystery, Witley Press, 2013.</li>
<li>The Newsletter. An EPIC tale of spin, ebook Publicola Publishing <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0-95722771-2, 2013.</li>
<li>Sweet Dreams, Nightmare Days, Witley Press, 2013.</li>
<li>Islington Green: A Book of Revelation, Witley Press, 2012.</li>
<li>A Healthy, Wealthy, Sustainable World, Cambridge UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2010.</li>
<li>Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases, Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a></li>
<li>Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving : how chemistry can help you achieve life's goals, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH 2007.</li>
<li>The Elements of Murder, Oxford University Press, 2005.</li>
<li>Vanity, Vitality, and Virility: the science behind the products you love to buy, Oxford University Press, 2004.</li>
<li>Nature's Building Blocks: an A–Z Guide to the Elements, Oxford University Press, 2001.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> 2nd ed. 2011 Nature's building blocks : everything you need to know about the elements, Oxford; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.</li>
<li>Shocking History of Phosphorus, 2000. US Edition The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus, 2001.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a></li>
<li>with P. Fell, Was it something you ate? Food intolerance, what causes it and how to avoid it, Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.</li>
<li>Molecules at an Exhibition : portraits of intriguing materials in everyday life, Oxford University Press, 1998.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a></li>
<li>Parfum, Portwein, PVC ..., Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 1997. In German.</li>
<li>The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: Separating Facts from Fiction about Everyday Products, W.H. Freeman, 1994.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> (Winner of the <a href="/facts/Rhone_Poulenc_Science_Book_Prize/rVH7gbvt">Rhone Poulenc Science Book Prize</a> 1995). Also title The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide: a jargon-free guide to the chemicals of everyday life.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a></li>
<li>The Elements, Oxford University Press, 1989, 2nd ed. 1991, 3rd ed. 1998.</li>
<li>Complex chemistry, Berlin; New York : Springer, 1984. Series: Structure and bonding, 57.</li>
<li>with C. Hall, The Chemistry of Phosphorus: environmental, organic, inorganic, biochemical, and spectroscopic aspects, Harper & Row, 1976.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a></li>
<li>The inorganic chemistry of the non-metals, London: Methuen Educational (1971).</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071011114809/http://www.soci.org/SCI/awards/2006/html/hn328.jsp">Biography and list of awards</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.johnemsley.com">John Emsley's website</a></li>
<li><a href="http://johnemsley.com/research_papers.html">List of reviews and research papers</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1">John Emsley in libraries (WorldCat catalog) <a href="https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84235821/" target="_blank">https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84235821/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:2">Emsley, John (2017). More Molecules of Murder. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1788011037. Retrieved 1 May 2022. <a href="978-1788011037" target="_blank">978-1788011037</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:3">Emsley, John (2014). "Elements of Fortune". www.amazon.it. Witley Press. Retrieved 1 May 2022. <a href="https://www.amazon.it/Elements-Fortune-English-John-Emsley-ebook/dp/B00KB468Q0" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.it/Elements-Fortune-English-John-Emsley-ebook/dp/B00KB468Q0</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:4">Emsley, John (2008). Molecules of Murder: Criminal Molecules and Classic Cases. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-0854049653. Retrieved 1 May 2022. <a href="978-0854049653" target="_blank">978-0854049653</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:5">Burns, D. Thorburn (2009). "Review of Molecules of murder. Criminal molecules and classic cases by John Emsley". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 393 (8): 1831. doi:10.1007/s00216-009-2644-9. ISSN 1618-2642. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00216-009-2644-9" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs00216-009-2644-9</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:6">Emsley, John (2002). Nature's Building Blocks: an A–Z Guide to the Elements. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850341-5. Retrieved 1 May 2022. <a href="978-0-19-850341-5" target="_blank">978-0-19-850341-5</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:7">Rabinovich, Daniel (September 2001). "Review of The 13th Element by John Emsley". Journal of Chemical Education. 78 (9): 1184. doi:10.1021/ed078p1184.1. <a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed078p1184.1" target="_blank">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ed078p1184.1</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:8">Stanitski, Conrad (August 1999). "Review of Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Molecules in Everyday Life by John Emsley". Journal of Chemical Education. 76 (8): 1065 & 1067. doi:10.1021/ed076p1065.2. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021%2Fed076p1065.2" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1021%2Fed076p1065.2</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:9">Bottoms, Charles (1995). "The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide by John Emsley (Book Review)". RSA Journal. 143 (5457): 81. <a href="https://www.proquest.com/openview/bbca3ffc6df3cc207f97a29bb1903fc2/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1816417" target="_blank">https://www.proquest.com/openview/bbca3ffc6df3cc207f97a29bb1903fc2/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=1816417</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:10">John Emsley in libraries (WorldCat catalog) <a href="https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84235821/" target="_blank">https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84235821/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
<li id="fn:11">Moedritzer, Kurt (1977). "A Review of The Chemistry of Phosphorus by John Emsley and Dennis Hall". Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry. 7 (5): 505–506. doi:10.1080/00945717708069728. ISSN 0094-5714. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></li>
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