About the Author

G. I. BROWN was educated at Blackburn Grammar School, Kingswood School, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He served as a technical officer with Special Operations Executive in England and with the Services Reconnaissance Department in Australia Thereafter, he taught chemistry and was a housemaster at Eton College until he retired in 1984. He is the author of several highly successful chemistry textbooks with worldwide sales close to one million.

Reviews

"Great blasts from the past and how it all started with a few fireworks." "Guardian""