The Case of the Poisonous Socks: Tales from Chemistry

by William H. Brock

Book Overview

In 1868, The Times reported that poisons contained in dyes were affecting the public's health. A doctor informed a London magistrate that brilliantly coloured socks had caused severe "constitutional and local complaint" to several of his patients. In one case, a patient's foot had become so swollen that his boots had to be cut off. Respected chemist, William Crookes, offered to identify the poison if doctors would send him samples of the deadly socks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849733244
• ISBN13: 9781849733243
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.7"