Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
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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.
"If only chemistry had been like this at school...a rich compilation of delicious tales.” -Matt Ridley, Prospect Magazine
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.
Welcome to a dazzling tour through history and literature, science and art. In Periodic Tales, you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens and neon as it lights its way to vice. You'll learn how lead can tell your future and why zinc may one day line your coffin. You'll discover what connects the bones in your body with the White House in Washington, the glow of a streetlight with the salt on your dinner table.
From ancient civilzations to contemporary couture, from the oxygen of publicity to the phosphorous in your pee, the elements are near and far all around us. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colorfu past, 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 by mysterious building blocks of the universe.
The book, Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780061824739 in Paperback by Hugh Aldersey-Williams may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Author
- Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Feb 28, 2012
- ISBN-13
- 9780061824739
- ISBN-10
- 0061824739
- Pages
- 448
- Carton quantity
- 24 copies
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