Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics. This new edition...

Die chemischen Elemente sind die Bausteine des Lebens. Das wissen wir alle, doch können Sie auch darlegen, wie das Periodensystem aufgebaut ist? Wissen Sie, welche Elemente für die Blu-Ray-Technologie eingesetzt werden oder welche...

In A Tale of Seven Elements, Eric Scerri presents the fascinating history of those seven elements discovered to be mysteriously missing from the periodic table in 1913. von Scerri, Eric

Scerri discusses several less-recognized scientists who worked throughout the twentieth century, and shows how their contributions were just as key to scientific development as those of more commonly known figures. These include Anton...