Reaction! : chemistry in the movies / Mark Griep and Marjorie Mikasen.

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Introduction. The dark and bright sides of chemistry in the movies -- 1. Dr. Jekyll´s mysterious transformative formula -- 2. Invisibility steals the seen : chemistry creates criminal opportunities -- 3. Isomorphs of paranoia : chemical arsenals -- 4. Bad company : the business of toxicity -- 5. A master/slave narrative : drug addiction and psychoactives -- 6. Inventors and their often wacky chemical inventions -- 7. Hard Science = hard evidence : forensic chemistry and chemical detectives -- 8. Chem 101 : learning by doing -- 9. Good news : research and medicinal chemists making a difference -- 10. First, do no harm : (but before that self-experiment -- Conclusion. Chemistry in the movies -- Appendix 1. How to use this material in the classroom -- Appendix 2. About the back cover art -- References -- Movie index -- Subject index.