# Recoomend a good popular science Chemistry book

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**Created:** [November 4, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoomend-a-good-popular-science-chemistry-book/379065 "2006-11-04T04:49:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ted\_baskerville\_yahoo.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@ted\_baskerville\_yahoo.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ted_baskerville_yahoo.com)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoomend-a-good-popular-science-chemistry-book/379065/1 "2006-11-04T04:49:51Z")

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I am looking for something on the level of Elegant Universe, but for Chemistry instead of String Theory.

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recoomend-a-good-popular-science-chemistry-book/379065/2 "2006-11-04T21:33:24Z")

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It’s not exactly what you ask for, but very good and involving chemistry - Uncle Tungsten, by Oliver Sachs