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 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. 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 .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
• Editore: Ecco Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2012
• EAN: 9780061824739
• ISBN: 978-0-06-182473-9
• Pagine: 448
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 27 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; 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