Deze visueel verbluffende serie duikt in de fascinerende wereld van alle 118 elementen uit het periodiek systeem. Elk element wordt gepresenteerd door middel van boeiende foto's die de puurste vorm ervan laten zien, aangevuld met extra beelden die de diverse toepassingen en toestanden illustreren. Lezers ontdekken meeslepende verhalen achter de ontdekkingen van de elementen en hun essentiële eigenschappen, wat deze collectie een ideaal cadeau maakt voor de wetenschappelijk nieuwsgierigen.
There are Elements all around us but what do they look like laid bare and what do we use them in everyday? This visual tour of the Periodic tale is sure to appeal to anyone interested. This is the coffee table book of the Science 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.
The beloved second book in The Elements trilogy is finally in paperback, where Theodore Gray demonstrates how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world.
"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 Reactions bestselling author Theodore Gray continues the journey through our molecular and chemical world that begin with the tour de force The Elements and continued with Molecules. In The Elements Gray gave us a never-before-seen, mesmerizing photographic view of the 118 elements in the periodic table. In Molecules, with the same phenomenal photographic acumen, plus beautifully rendered computer generated graphics, he showed us how the elements combine to form the stuff that makes up our universe, from table salt to oxygen to the panoply of colors and smells that surround us. At last, we've reached Reactions, in which Gray once again puts his photographic and digital prowess and creativity monumental work demonstrating how molecules interact in ways that are essential to our very existence. The book begins with a brief recap of elements and molecules and then goes on to explain important concepts the characterize a chemical reaction, including Energy, Entropy, and Time. It is then organized by type of reaction including Combustion, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Oxidation, and Fermentation. A special section of chemical cycles including The Carbon Cycle, The Iron Cycle, and The Lime Cycle.