Chemistry Forever. About Pea Soup, the Danger of Morning Coffee, and Mr. Marsh's Experiment

Why was the airship 'Hindenburg' filled with hydrogen instead of helium, and how did this lead to tragedy? What were the zealous and why were they not liked by the peasants? Why was acetone needed by the British Navy? Did tin buttons really play a fatal role in the Napoleonic campaign of 1812? Lars Öström, a Swedish chemist specializing in inorganic chemistry, a lecturer and host of the popular science podcast from Chemistry World, untangles detective plots from literature and life with the ease and excitement of a true scientist, telling captivating stories about chemical elements and our interaction with them.
'Chemistry can be mathematically complex, yet just as simple as a child's wooden constructor, relying on such elementary things as size differences. From time to time, we take our constructors out of the box, but now we increasingly use a computer. And just like small children enchanted by the color, shape, and texture of a set of balls, chemists feel the need to touch atoms and molecules to find out what properties they possess.' (Lars Öström).