The Dawn of Chemical Warfare

This week Reactions takes a look into chemical warfare. There's a lot of science behind chemical weapons. April 22, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the first large-scale use of chemical weapons in modern warfare. Some of the best minds in chemistry at that time, including a Nobel Prize winner, used their knowledge of science to build humanity’s new weapons of mass destruction. This week, we take a sobering look at the chemistry behind the modern world’s first chemical weapons. Check out all of C&EN's fantastic coverage of the anniversary here: http://chemicalweapons.cenmag.org Producer: Sean Parsons Writer: Sam Kean Scientific Consultants: Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D., Sarah Everts, Ph.D. Lead Writer/Producer: Noel Waghorn Executive Producer: Adam Dylewski Find us on all these places: Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook!   / acsreactions   Twitter!   / acsreactions   Tumblr! http://tumblr.com/ACSReactions