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Excuse Me Sir, Would You Like to Buy a Kilo of Isopropyl Bromide? (1977) [pdf]
- keenerd 12y agoThese are the memoirs of Max Gergel, a chemical engineer who graduated in 1940. If you enjoy the "Things I Will Not Work With" series you will probably like this. All in all it was light and enlightening reading. Some of the topics covered: How to acquire chemicals as a poor high school student. How to get the most out of college. Starting up a company, finding your first customers and expanding your markets. Being a supplier to the Manhattan Project. What chemical engineering was like before the EPA and OSHA. What went on to create a future Superfund site. The tricks and techniques of traveling salesmen in the '50s. A note to linux users: Poppler has a lot of trouble with the PDF. Mupdf will drop the occasional half page. Xpdf was the only engine that could render the whole thing flawlessly.
- plorg 12y agoNo problems so far in evince.
- groovylick 12y agoEvince worked well for me as well, when Firefox's built-in reader couldn't render it.
- voltagex_ 12y agoIf anyone wants to report an issue: https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/issues https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/issues
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- solstice 12y agoHighly recommended. Perfect for a flight or train trip
- baq 12y agosomewhat related: ignition! http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf - everything you wanted to know about liquid rocket fuels. foreword by asimov.