Book prof. Laosar-Kona is one of the classic popularization and enjoys world fame. It has withstood 12 German editions, translated into 13 languages, and is published in Russian in the fourth edition. Its success is due to the fact that the author managed in an accessible and interesting form in a relatively small book to give a fairly complete and comprehensive idea of ​ ​ the importance of chemistry in the production activities of human society and in the so-called "everyday life..."