The programme won a Glaxo Award for popular science broadcasting, and a Sony Award for memorable radio programmes. In 1992, I was invited to turn the talk into a script for a radio programme, The Shocking History of Phosphorus, which was produced by Louise Dalziel of BBC Radio Scotland and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September of that year.
Following that came further invitations to give the talk and at many of these I would be approached by a member of the audience with yet another story to add to my collection of phosphorus anecdotes. An unexpected response to this was an invitation to give a talk - with demonstrations - for the Molecule Theatre, as part of a series of public lectures organized by Sir Bernard and Lady Miles. While collecting data for that book I came across all kinds of human-interest stories which were not suitable for a textbook of chemistry, but were ideal for a popular science article, and this appeared in the magazine New Scientist. My interest in the history of phosphorus began many years ago when I collaborated on writing The Chemistry of Phosphorus with my colleague Dennis Hall. Spontaneous human combustion and other horrors > 279 Epilogue: The Devil's element? D 299 Appendix: The right chemistry > 303 Sources > 307 I ndex > 317 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Iġ3. The ultimate evil - and a power for good U' 159 9. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered.
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