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This title in other editionsThe Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universeby Theodore Gray
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Beautiful and informative, surprising and smart, The Elements will appeal to your inner geek (even if you didn't know you had one). With unique stories, bizarre facts, and dazzling photographs of the 118 elements in the periodic table, this book will charm and delight anyone interested in science. Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:An eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table. The elements are what we, and everything around us, are made of. But how many elements has anyone actually seen in pure, uncombined form? The Elements provides this rare opportunity. Based on five years of research and photography, the pictures in this book make up the most complete, and visually arresting, representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe. Organized in order of appearance on the periodic table, each element is represented by a spread that includes a stunning, full-page, full-color photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. For example, at -183˚C, oxygen turns from a colorless gas to a beautiful pale blue liquid. Also included are fascinating facts, figures, and stories of the elements as well as data on the properties of each, including atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, electronegativity, and the year and location in which it was discovered. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways. The element's position on the periodic table is pinpointed on a mini rendering of the table and an illustrated scale of the element's boiling and/or melting points appears on each page along with a density scale that runs along the bottom. Packed with interesting information, this combination of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is the perfect gift book for every sentient creature in the universe. Book News Annotation:Engaging text and photographs vividly showcase each element of the
periodic table, offering a heightened sense of the material world to,
truly, everyone--from students encountering chemistry in school for
the first time to adults with a vague notion of facts learned long
ago, to anyone curious and alive to either the aesthetics and the
practicalities of "stuff." The photos include a full-page image of
the pure element and smaller photos that show how that particular
configuration of matter manifests itself in familiar, every-day
objects. Gray has a media presence with his science writings; he is
also co-founder of the company that created the technical software
Mathematica and is a charming interpreter of the sciences for a
general audience.
Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Based on five years of research and photography, the pictures in this book make up an eye-opening, original collection of gorgeous, never-before-seen photographic representations of the 118 elements in the periodic table.
VideoAbout the AuthorTheodore Gray is the author of Popular Science magazine's "Gray Matter" column, the proprietor of periodictable.com and the creator of the iconic photographic periodic table poster seen in universities, schools, museums and TV shows from "MythBusters" to "Hannah Montana". In his other life he is cofounder of the major software company Wolfram Research, creators of the world's leading technical software system, Mathematica™. He lives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 3 comments:
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