Comments on: Did Director Steven Soderbergh Get The Chemistry Right…Again? http://blog.oup.com/2009/10/informant/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Griep (the author) http://blog.oup.com/2009/10/informant/comment-page-1/#comment-153914 Mark Griep (the author) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:23:01 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5775#comment-153914 Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you like the book too. Another movie with chemistry that just opened is "Good Hair", a documentary by comedian Chris Rock that examines African-American hairstyles. He makes a point that sodium hydroxide is often used as a hair relaxant and is also a highly corrosive substance. As part of the beauty industry, his movie would fit in with our Chapter 6 about inventor chemists. These hair products were developed in the 1890s to 1930s by several African-American inventors for the African-American market. Thanks for the comment. I’m glad you like the book too.

Another movie with chemistry that just opened is “Good Hair”, a documentary by comedian Chris Rock that examines African-American hairstyles. He makes a point that sodium hydroxide is often used as a hair relaxant and is also a highly corrosive substance. As part of the beauty industry, his movie would fit in with our Chapter 6 about inventor chemists. These hair products were developed in the 1890s to 1930s by several African-American inventors for the African-American market.

]]> By: Sarah H http://blog.oup.com/2009/10/informant/comment-page-1/#comment-153881 Sarah H Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:55:55 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=5775#comment-153881 As a lay person, I really enjoyed reading more about this. Your book, "Reaction!: Chemistry in the Movies" was just as informative. As a lay person, I really enjoyed reading more about this. Your book, “Reaction!: Chemistry in the Movies” was just as informative.

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