Periodic tales: the curious lives of the elements

Published

2012

Publisher

Viking

ISBN-13

9780141041452

ISBN-10

0141041455

Pages

428

Format

Paperback

Language

English

From ancient civilisations to contemporary culture, from the oxygen of publicity to the phosphorus in your pee, the elements are near and far and all around us. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colourful pasts, Periodic Tales will take you on a voyage of wonder and discovery, excitement and novelty, beauty and truth. Along the way, you'll find that their stories are our stories, and their lives are inextricable from our own.