James O'Brien

The Scientific Sherlock Holmes

Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9780190670917
• ISBN-10: 0190670916
• Artikelnr.: 47969678

Autorenporträt

Jim O'Brien is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Missouri State University. A lifelong fan of Holmes, O'Brien presented his paper "What Kind of Chemist Was Sherlock Holmes" at the 1992 national American Chemical Society meeting, which resulted in an invitation to write a chapter on Holmes the chemist in the book Chemistry and Science Fiction. O'Brien has since given over 120 lectures on Holmes and science.

Inhaltsangabe

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