In the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and James Gleick's Genius, The Emperor of Scent tells the story of Luca Turin, an utterly unusual, stubborn scientist, his otherworldly gift for perfume, his brilliant, quixotic theory of how we smell, and his struggle to set before the world the secret of the most enigmatic of our senses.
| ISBN: | 9780099460237 |
| Publication date: | 4th March 2004 |
| Author: | Chandler Burr |
| Publisher: | Arrow Books Ltd an imprint of Cornerstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 496 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: science, technology and medicine History of science Cosmetics, hair and beauty Dyestuffs, pigments and paint technology Organic chemistry |