Periodic Tales
Download or Read eBook Periodic Tales PDF written by Hugh Aldersey-Williams and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Hugh Aldersey-Williams |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 581 |
| Release | : 2011-03-29 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780062078810 |
| ISBN-13 | : 006207881X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Periodic Tales by : Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Book excerpt: 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.
