Hugh Aldersey-Williams: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Description
The phenomenal Sunday Times bestseller Periodic Tales by Hugh Andersey-Williams, packed with fascinating stories and unexpected information about the building blocks of our universe.Everything in the universe is made of them, including you.Like you, the elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning.Here you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens and noble gases that light the way to vice. You'll learn how lead can tell your future while zinc may one day line your coffin. You'll discover what connects the bones in your body with the Whitehouse in Washington, the glow of a streetlamp with the salt on your dinner table.Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colourful pasts, Periodic Tales is a voyage of wonder and discovery, showing that their stories are our stories, and their lives are inextricable from our own.'Science writing at its best. A fascinating and beautiful literary anthology, bringing them to life as personalities. If only chemistry had been like this at school. A rich compilation of delicious tales'Matt Ridley, Prospect'A love letter to the chemical elements. Aldersey-Williams is full of good stories and he knows how to tell them well'Sunday Telegraph'Great fun to read and an endless fund of unlikely and improbable anecdotes'Financial Times'The history, science, art, literature and everyday applications of all the elements from aluminium to zinc' The TimesHugh Aldersey-Williams studied natural sciences at Cambridge. He is the author of several books exploring science, design and architecture and has curated exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Wellcome Collection. He lives in Norfolk with his wife and son.
____________________________
Author: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Number of Pages: 464 pages
Published Date: 13 Feb 2012
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780141041452
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________
Tags:
iPhone, Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements fb2,facebook, for mac, free pdf, iPad, fb2, mobi, epub download, iPhone, kindle, for PC, paperback Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements by Hugh Aldersey-Williams pocket,iOS, rarbook review, Read online, free ebook, Hugh Aldersey-Williams free ebook,zip, download pdf, download epub, pocket, download book, ebook, ebook pdf, paperback, download ebook, download torrent,