Nick Mann is een schrijver wiens werk zich verdiept in de complexiteit van menselijke verbindingen en de blijvende impact van eerdere ervaringen. Door middel van zijn verhalen onderzoekt hij hoe individuen omgaan met herinneringen, trauma en de zoektocht naar betekenis, waarbij hij vaak de verborgen lagen onder de oppervlakte van het dagelijks leven onthult. Zijn proza wordt gekenmerkt door een bedachtzaam tempo en scherpe observatie, waardoor lezers worden uitgenodigd om na te denken over de ingewikkelde draden die ons verbinden en de manieren waarop we genezen en groeien uit onze diepste wonden.
"Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each other. In [this book], Gray takes the next step in the grand story that began with the periodic table in his best-selling book The Elements ... Here, he explores ... the most interesting, essential, useful, and beautiful of the millions of chemical structures that make up every material in the world"--
With more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, The Elements is the most entertaining, comprehensive, and visually arresting book on all 118 elements in the periodic table.Includes a poster of Theodore Gray's iconic photographic periodic table of the elements!Based on seven years of research and photography by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann, The Elements presents the most complete and visually arresting representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe. Organized sequentially by atomic number, every element is visualized by a big beautiful photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways. Also included are fascinating stories of the elements, told in Theo Grays inimitable style, as well as data on the properties of each, including atomic number, atomic symbol, atomic weight, density, atomic radius, as well as scales for electron filling order, state of matter, and an atomic emission spectrum.This work of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is the perfect gift book for every sentient creature in the universe.
Der Schädel symbolisiert seit jeher Existenz und Gefahr. Simon Winchester erzählt die fesselnde Geschichte des Sammlers Alan Dudley, der über 2000 Tierschädel in Museumsqualität gesammelt hat. In diesem Bildband werden über 300 faszinierende Exponate seiner Sammlung mit beeindruckenden Bildern und wissenschaftlichen Fakten präsentiert.
