The Scientific Sherlock Holmes

Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics

AvJames O'Brien

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Arthur Conan Doyle's enduringly popular Sherlock Holmes has his own undeniable place in the public eye. Holmes is often seen applying concepts of some branch of science in his work, discussing scientific matters with Watson, or is involved in situations where the applicability of the formal sciences is apparent. The Scientific Sherlock Holmes connects Holmes' vegetable poisons with concepts in botany, his use of fingerprinting with forensic science, and carbon monoxide poisoning and hemoglobin tests with concepts in chemistry, thus integrating the Holmes stories with all branches of science.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-02-28
Mått:160 x 236 x 22 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780199794966
Utmärkelser:Winner of Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2013

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James O'Brien is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Missouri State University.

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The game is afoot with this welcome addition to the large and ever-growing body of literature about "the only unofficial consulting detective," Sherlock Holmes. O'Brien provides a new and stimulating slant on a subject that never seems to grow old. A triumph of deduction!

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; Chapter 1. How Sherlock Holmes Got His Start ; Chapter 2. Meet the Main Characters ; Chapter 3. Sherlock Holmes: Pioneer in Forensic Science ; Chapter 4. Sherlock Holmes: Chemist ; Chapter 5. Sherlock Holmes: Other Sciences ; Conclusion ; Appendix