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| Publisher | OUP Oxford |
| ISBN 13 | 9780199605637 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199605637 |
| Book Subtitle | Everything You Need To Know About The Elements |
| Book Description | John Emsley's Nature's Building Bocks was published in paperback in 2003. In this readable, informative, and fascinating guide to the elements are entries on each of the 100-odd chemical elements, arranged alphabetically from actinium to zirconium. Each entry comprises an explanation of where the element's name comes from, followed by Body element (the role it plays in living things), Element of history (how and when it was discovered), Economic element (what it is used for), Environmental element (where it occurs, how much), Chemical element (facts, figures, and narrative), and Element of surprise (an amazing, little-known fact). |
| About the Author | John Emsley won the Science Book prize in 1995 for his Consumer's Good Chemical Guide, and followed this with a series of popular science books: Molecules at an Exhibition, Was it Something You Ate? (co-authored with P. Fell), and The Shocking History of Phosphorus, all of which have been translated into many other languages. After 20 years as a researcher and lecturer in chemistry at London University, he became a freelance writer, as well as Science Writer in Residence, first at Imperial College London and then at Cambridge University. In 2003 he was awarded the German Chemical Society's Writer's Award. |
| Language | English |
| Author | John Emsley |
| Publication Date | 25-Aug-2011 |
| Number of Pages | 710 |
Nature'S Building Blocks paperback english - 25-Aug-2011
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