Secret of scent, the: adventures in perfume and the science of smell
Auteur :
Turin, Luca
Éditeur :
Faber & Faber
ISBN :
9780571215386
Date de publication :
17 mai 2007
Dimensions :
19,5 x 12,7 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
185 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Shows two worlds - the lucrative realm of the perfume makers, and the equally rivalrous domain of smell science. At the core of our sense of smell lies an enigma: why do things smell the way they do? How is smell written into the molecules? This book is the story of the quest to solve this puzzle.