This book aims to introduce students (and other interested laypeople) to chemistry in a fun way, using examples from science fiction. The individual chapters are deliberately kept short to enhance readability. The book can especially be used as supplementary reading for lectures in chemistry and related disciplines.
The Chemistry of Extraterrestrial Life Forms.- Hydrogen and the Infinite Expanse.- Atoms in a Whole New Way.- Chemistry and Its Speed.- New Materials in the 23rd and 24th Century.- Particularly Impressive Chemicals.
Prof. Dr. Karsten Müller is the Chair of Technical Thermodynamics at the University of Rostock and conducts research there on chemical energy storage and processes for the conversion of chemical energy.