false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166639300m/14515.jpg 14515 4 <p> <i>The Secret of Scent</i> is a book about science by way of art, in which the author's passion for perfume leads him to the scientific mystery of what makes one molecule smell of garlic while another smells of rose. </p> <p> Readers who know Luca Turin as the lively central figure in Chandler Burr's <i>The Emperor of Scent</i> will remember the ongoing debate between two competing theories of smell&#8212;one based on molecular shape, the other on molecular vibrations. Now Turin himself describes in detail the science, evidence, and long history of this debate, from the beginnings of organic chemistry to the present day, and pays homage to those before him who got it right. This fascinating and accessible account will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered about smell, still the most mysterious of the senses. </p> 16546 25 11 2006 The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell total:92|5:16|4:26|3:35|2:12|1:3| 92 316 179 25 3 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 20 08:31:39 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 08:33:03 -0800 2007
Consider his Proustian description of a peach base composed by Pierre Nuyens: "It is a peach played slowly, an arp...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 21:35:46 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 21:25:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 09:46:52 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 11:54:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 18 21:10:11 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 20:05:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 15:14:39 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 07:48:34 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 15:01:53 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 15:13:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 09:03:17 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 09:13:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 23:44:44 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 23:45:46 -0800 2009 The Emperor of Scent.]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 18:29:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 15:44:56 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Nov 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 08 21:47:48 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 23:47:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 07:24:30 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 07:27:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 15 23:22:04 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 15 23:27:14 -0800 2007
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Here is a link to the author talking about his theory of scent at TED:
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