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The Secret Lives of the Elements (Hardcover)
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The Secret Lives of the Elements (Hardcover)
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List price R522
Loot Price R429
Discovery Miles 4 290
You Save R93 (18%)
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'A delightful and engaging treasure trove of a book that brings the
chemical elements to life and gives them personalities of their
own. A wonderful read for young and old alike to get you inspired
by chemistry.' Jim Al-Khalili 'The perfect book to escape our
human-sized existence and take a tour of the atomic world instead.'
Helen Arney, science comedian and broadcaster When we think of the
periodic table we picture orderly rows of elements that conform to
type and never break the rules. In this book Kathryn Harkup reveals
that there are personalities, passions, quirks and historical
oddities behind those ordered rows, and shows us that the periodic
table is a sprawling family tree with its own black sheep, wayward
cousins and odd uncles. The elements in the periodic table, like
us, are an extended family - some old, some newborn, some shy and
reticent, some exuberant or unreliable. Dr Harkup tells the weird
and wonderful stories of just fifty two members of this family -
remarkable tales of discovery, inspiration and revolution, from the
everyday to the extraordinary. Some elements are relatively
anonymous; others, already familiar, are seen in a new light; and
old friends have surprising secrets to share. From our
green-fingered friend magnesium to the devil incarnate polonium,
this eclectic collection of engaging and informative stories will
change the way you see the periodic table for ever.
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