Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Periodic Tales

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Like the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most of them look like, how they exist in nature, how they got their names, or of what use they are to us. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colorful pasts, Periodic Tales is a passionate journey through mines and artists' studios, to factories and cathedrals, into the woods and to the sea to discover the true stories of these fascinating but mysterious building blocks of the universe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ecco
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 133mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9780061824739
• ISBN-10: 0061824739
• Artikelnr.: 33835673

Autorenporträt

Hugh Aldersey-Williams is the author of numerous books on architecture, design, and science, including Panicology and The Most Beautiful Molecule, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He lives in Norfolk, England.

Rezensionen

Science writing at its best ... fascinating and beautiful ... if only chemistry had been like this at school ... to meander through the periodic table with him ... is like going round a zoo with Gerald Durrell ... a rich compilation of delicious tales, but it offers greater rewards, too Matt Ridley