Part 1 Fire, the phenomenon: what is fire?; fire and flames - ignition. Part 2 Fire for comfort: heating; lighting. Part 3 Fire for use: cooking; destruction; craftsmen and chemists; movement - external fires, internal combustion, pre-packed oxygen, explosives; special effects - pyrotechnics, smokes; timekeeper; sleuth; fire's polluting products. Part 4 Fire as hazard: mankind versus fire - the toll, prevention, weapons for combat, collective strategies; nature and fire - towards symbiosis. Part 5 Fire for contemplation: fire and the Gods; fire and the thinkers.
