The Secret Lives of the Elements
$25.43
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2025
Summary
‘The perfect book to escape our human-sized existence and take a tour of the atomic world instead.’ - Helen Arney, science comedian and broadcaster
When we think of the periodic table, we picture orderly rows of elements that conform to type and never break the rules. In this book, Kathryn Harkup reveals that there are personalities, passions, quirks, and historical oddities behind those ordered rows, and shows us that the periodic table is a sprawling family tree with its own black s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529412765 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529412765 |
| Author: | Kathryn Harkup |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Greenfinch |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 205g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
A delightful and engaging treasure trove of a book that brings the chemical elements to life and gives them personalities of their own. A wonderful read for young and old alike to get you inspired by chemistry. * Jim Al-Khalili *
About The Author
Kathryn Harkup
Kathryn Harkup is a chemist and author. Her first book was the international best-seller, A is for Arsenic. She has also written about the science of Frankenstein in Making the Monster, all the ways to die in a Shakespeare play in Death By Shakespeare and investigated the scientific background to horror’s most famous fiend in her most recent book Vampirology.
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