The elements : a very short introduction / Philip Ball.

By: Ball, Philip, 1962-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 104Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: 179 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: 0192840991 (pbk); 9780192840998; 9780191776298 (ebook)Uniform titles: Ingredients Subject(s): Chemical elementsDDC classification: 546 LOC classification: QD466 | .B25 2004Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information

Contents:

Aristotle's quartet : the elements in antiquity -- Revolution : how oxygen changed the world -- Gold : the glorious and accursed element -- eightfold path : organizing the elements -- atom factories : making new elements -- chemical brothers : why isotopes are useful -- For all practical purposes : technologies of the elements.

Review: 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?"

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Item type	Current library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books / Monographs	Dominican University College Library / Collège Universitaire Dominicain Hours of operation: Monday - Thursday 8am - 8:30 pm; Friday 8am - 4pm \| Les heures d'ouverture : Lundi à jeudi de 8 h à 20 h 30; vendredi 8h - 16h Standard shelving location / Rayonnage standard	QD 466 .B34 E44 2004 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	Available		30000000850622

"First published as The ingredients, 2002"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 164) and index.

1. Aristotle's quartet : the elements in antiquity -- 2. Revolution : how oxygen changed the world -- 3. Gold : the glorious and accursed 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.

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?"

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