Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements - Couverture souple

Emsley, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0198503407 ISBN 13 : 9780198503408

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Emsley John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A readable, informative, fascinating entry on each one of the 100-odd chemical elements, arranged alphabetically from actinium to zirconium. Each entry comprises an explanation of where the element's name comes from, followed by Body element (the role it plays in living things), Element of history (how and when it was discovered), Economic element (what it is used for), Environmental element (where it occurs, how much), Chemical element (facts, figures and narrative), and Element of surprise (an amazing, little-known fact about it). A wonderful 'dipping into' source for the family reference shelf and for students.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Emsley won the Science Book prize in 1995 for his Consumer's Good Chemical Guide, and followed this with a series of popular science books: Molecules at an Exhibition, Was it Something You Ate? (co-authored with P. Fell), and The Shocking History of Phosphorus, all of which have been translated into many other languages. After 20 years as a researcher and lecturer in chemistry at London University, he became a freelance writer, as well as Science Writer in Residence, first at Imperial College London and then at Cambridge University. In 2003 he was awarded the German Chemical Society's Writer's Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0198503407
• ISBN 13: 9780198503408
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 552