Periodic Tales

Zusatztext For the UK edition: "[F]ascinating and beautiful. . . . If only chemistry had been like this at school. . . . [A] rich compilation of delicious tales." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext In the spirit of A Short History of Nearly Everything comes Periodic Tales . Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elements—and the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries. Periodic Tales is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators, of superstition and science and the myriad ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture, history, and language. It will delight readers of Genome, Einstein’s Dreams , Longitude , and The Age of Wonder . Zusammenfassung In the spirit of A Short History of Nearly Everything comes Periodic Tales . Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elements—and the amazing! little-known stories behind their discoveries. Periodic Tales is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators! of superstition and science and the myriad ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture! history! and language. It will delight readers of Genome! Einstein’s Dreams ! Longitude ! and The Age of Wonder .

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2012
• EAN: 9780061824739
• ISBN: 978-0-06-182473-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Popular Culture, Science: general issues, Mathematics, chemistry, Reference works, Ancient World, Ancient History, General and world history, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Earth Sciences, Engineering: general, Book design and Bookbinding, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Digital, video and new media arts, HISTORY: WORLD, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, HISTORY: Social History, NATURE: Essays, SCIENCE: General, SCIENCE: Earth Sciences / General, SCIENCE: Chemistry / General, HISTORY: Reference, HISTORY: Essays, MATHEMATICS: Essays