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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Philip Ball |
ISBN: | 0192840991 9780192840998 |
OCLC Number: | 851817227 |
Language Note: | English. |
Description: | 179 pages ; 180 x 120 mm. |
Contents: | 1. Aristotle's Quartet: The elements in antiquity ; 2. Revolution: How oxygen changed the world ; 3. Gold: The most desirable element ; 4. The Eightfold Path: Organizing the elements ; 5. The Atom Factories: Making new elements ; 6. The Chemical Brothers: Why isotopes are useful ; 7. For All Practical Purposes: Technologies of the elements ; End notes ; Futher reading |
Series Title: | Very short introductions |
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Ball is one of the most prolific and imaginative of contemporary science writers. He has plenty of attitude, boasts a fine knowledge of visual art and a literary sensibility, and his science is encyclopaedic. * Chemistry in Britain * A delight of a book.... Elegantly written...it's far-reaching, entertaining and salted with anecdote.... It could become a classic. Hold on to your first edition * Roy Herbert, New Scientist * engaging tour of the chemical elements * Sunday Telegraph * Philip Ball's book is an excellent introduction. I would have loved the book as an enthusiastic sixteen year-old and I would recommend it as a Christmas present to anyone at that age, and to journalists who may occasionally wish to appear smarter than they actually are. * Simon Robinson, Chemistry and Industry * a series of invigorating dips * Guardian * Ball's choices are sound, his style is attractive * Evening Standard * Ball brings the periodic table to life * Maia Weinstock, Discover * A beautifully written and elegantly illustrated synthesis of chemistry and culture. Popularization of science at its very best. * Sir John Meurig Thomas, University of Cambridge * The book contains some delightful anecdotes * David Johnson, Times Higher Educational Supplement * Read more...

