Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide? [pdf] (library.sciencemadness.org) 3 points by bugfix-66 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] bugfix-66 3y ago ↗ Memoir of a man in the industrial chemistry business in the mid-1900's.Accidental self-poisonings working with minimal safety measures (keeping the window open), etc.A story from the time before safety mattered.
[–] CharleFKane 3y ago ↗ I got introduced to this by way of Derek Lowe's blog:https://www.science.org/blogs/pipelineand I really enjoyed it.The same site also has a PDF version of "Ignition!" which is both darn interesting and a lot funnier than a history of the early days of liquid fuel rocket propellants has a right to be.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 18.6 ms ] threadAccidental self-poisonings working with minimal safety measures (keeping the window open), etc.
A story from the time before safety mattered.
https://www.science.org/blogs/pipeline
and I really enjoyed it.
The same site also has a PDF version of "Ignition!" which is both darn interesting and a lot funnier than a history of the early days of liquid fuel rocket propellants has a right to be.