It's a Gas by Mark Miodownik literary Marlon Brando and Sidney Poitier

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It's a Gas by Mark Miodownik literary Marlon Brando and Sidney PoitierWhy are most gases invisible, odourless and tasteless? Why do some poison us and others make us laugh? And why do some power our engines while others make drinks fizzy? In It's a Gas, Mark Miodownik masterfully reveals an invisible world through his unique brand of scientific storytelling. Taking us back to that exhilarating and often dangerous moment when scientists tried to work out exactly what they had discovered, Miodownik shows that gases are