| Chemistry and Crime: From Sherlock Holmes to Today's Courtroom Contributor(s): Gerber, Samuel M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0841207852 ISBN-13: 9780841207851 Publisher: American Chemical Society OUR PRICE: $36.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1983 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: An illuminating view of forensic science in fact and fiction. Underlines the relationship between detective fiction and the development of modern forensics. Begins with examples of chemistry at work in the novels of crime fiction writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers. Recounts how the sleuthing techniques in detective fiction laid the foundation for the sophisticated analytical methods of modern forensic science. Relates case histories in which modern forensics played a keynote role. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Forensic Science - Science | Chemistry - Analytic - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 363.256 |
| LCCN: 83011907 |
| Series: American Chemical Society Publication |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 6" W x 9" (0.53 lbs) 135 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An illuminating view of forensic science in fact and fiction. Underlines the relationship between detective fiction and the development of modern forensics. Begins with examples of chemistry at work in the novels of crime fiction writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers. Recounts how the sleuthing techniques in detective fiction laid the foundation for the sophisticated analytical methods of modern forensic science. Relates case histories in which modern forensics played a keynote role. |