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Elements A Very Short Introduction

Ball Philip
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192840998
Publisert
2004
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
161 gr
Høyde
174 mm
Bredde
112 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
Ball Philip

Biographical note

Philip Ball is a science writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he was formerly an editor for physical science for over 10 years. He writes about all areas of science for the international press, and has broadcast on TV and radio. His previous books include Designing the Molecular World, The Self-Made Tapestry, H20: A Biography of Water, and Stories of the Invisible: A guided tour of molecules. He holds a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and a doctorate in physics from Bristol University. He lives in London, where his Homunculus Theatre Company occasionally performs on a shoestring budget.

Elements A Very Short Introduction

Ball Philip
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk
Ball Philip
Heftet / 2004 / Engelsk
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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

Se alle

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

This Very Short Introduction traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table, the author examines our relationship with matter, from the uncomplicated vision of the Greek philosophers, who believed there were four elements - earth, air, fire, and water - to the work of modern-day scientists in creating elements such as hassium and meitnerium. Packed with anecdotes, The Elements is a highly engaging and entertaining exploration of the fundamental question: what is the world made from? ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table, the author takes us on a tour: from the Greek philosophers who propounded a system with four elements to the modern-day scientists who are able to create their own.
Les mer
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
Les mer
`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
Les mer
'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. An engaging chronology of the elements, from the Greek philosophers who thought the world was made only from earth, air, fire, and water, to the work of twentieth-century radiochemistry in extending the Periodic Table. An exciting and non-traditional approach to understanding the terminology, properties, and classification of chemical elements. Includes chapters on particular elements (gold, iron, oxygen, etc), showing how they shaped culture and technology. Philip Ball is a high-profile science writer, who writes science extremely well for non-scientists.
Les mer
Philip Ball is a science writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he was formerly an editor for physical science for over 10 years. He writes about all areas of science for the international press, and has broadcast on TV and radio. His previous books include Designing the Molecular World, The Self-Made Tapestry, H20: A Biography of Water, and Stories of the Invisible: A guided tour of molecules. He holds a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and a doctorate in physics from Bristol University. He lives in London, where his Homunculus Theatre Company occasionally performs on a shoestring budget.
Les mer
'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. An engaging chronology of the elements, from the Greek philosophers who thought the world was made only from earth, air, fire, and water, to the work of twentieth-century radiochemistry in extending the Periodic Table. An exciting and non-traditional approach to understanding the terminology, properties, and classification of chemical elements. Includes chapters on particular elements (gold, iron, oxygen, etc), showing how they shaped culture and technology. Philip Ball is a high-profile science writer, who writes science extremely well for non-scientists.
Les mer

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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

Se alle

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

This Very Short Introduction traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table, the author examines our relationship with matter, from the uncomplicated vision of the Greek philosophers, who believed there were four elements - earth, air, fire, and water - to the work of modern-day scientists in creating elements such as hassium and meitnerium. Packed with anecdotes, The Elements is a highly engaging and entertaining exploration of the fundamental question: what is the world made from? ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Les mer
Traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table, the author takes us on a tour: from the Greek philosophers who propounded a system with four elements to the modern-day scientists who are able to create their own.
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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
Les mer
`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
Les mer
'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. An engaging chronology of the elements, from the Greek philosophers who thought the world was made only from earth, air, fire, and water, to the work of twentieth-century radiochemistry in extending the Periodic Table. An exciting and non-traditional approach to understanding the terminology, properties, and classification of chemical elements. Includes chapters on particular elements (gold, iron, oxygen, etc), showing how they shaped culture and technology. Philip Ball is a high-profile science writer, who writes science extremely well for non-scientists.
Les mer
Philip Ball is a science writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he was formerly an editor for physical science for over 10 years. He writes about all areas of science for the international press, and has broadcast on TV and radio. His previous books include Designing the Molecular World, The Self-Made Tapestry, H20: A Biography of Water, and Stories of the Invisible: A guided tour of molecules. He holds a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and a doctorate in physics from Bristol University. He lives in London, where his Homunculus Theatre Company occasionally performs on a shoestring budget.
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'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. An engaging chronology of the elements, from the Greek philosophers who thought the world was made only from earth, air, fire, and water, to the work of twentieth-century radiochemistry in extending the Periodic Table. An exciting and non-traditional approach to understanding the terminology, properties, and classification of chemical elements. Includes chapters on particular elements (gold, iron, oxygen, etc), showing how they shaped culture and technology. Philip Ball is a high-profile science writer, who writes science extremely well for non-scientists.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192840998
Publisert
2004
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
161 gr
Høyde
174 mm
Bredde
112 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
Ball Philip

Biographical note

Philip Ball is a science writer and a consultant editor for Nature, where he was formerly an editor for physical science for over 10 years. He writes about all areas of science for the international press, and has broadcast on TV and radio. His previous books include Designing the Molecular World, The Self-Made Tapestry, H20: A Biography of Water, and Stories of the Invisible: A guided tour of molecules. He holds a degree in chemistry from Oxford University and a doctorate in physics from Bristol University. He lives in London, where his Homunculus Theatre Company occasionally performs on a shoestring budget.

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