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I always sucked in chemistry but the book was nice and easy. It packed the facts and knowledge into nice stories - although it sometimes was a little to slow for me. Goo read, though.
This book attempted to make the history of science more interesting and succeeded in some areas. My favorite chapter was “Take Two Elements, Call Me in the Morning”. I think a person would have to have a pretty good grip on the sciences, and chemistry in particular, though to gain much from this read.
A non-technical historically-based introduction to chemistry based on the periodic table. Well done.
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The author occasionally uses casual modern English. It is unnecessary and distracting.
The author states that the association of iodine deficiency with mental retardation made Bertrand Russell realize that mental function depends on the material conditions of the brain. I don't believe it. After all, Heraclitus of Ephesus said, A blow to the head will confuse a man's thinking; a blow to the foot has no such effect. This cannot be the result of an immaterial soul., and Russell wrote a great history of philosophy.
The author says that "Virtually every hospital in the world uses tracers, and a whole branch of medicine, radiology, deals exclusively in that line." I think he means the field of Nuclear Medicine.
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The author occasionally uses casual modern English. It is unnecessary and distracting.
The author states that the association of iodine deficiency with mental retardation made Bertrand Russell realize that mental function depends on the material conditions of the brain. I don't believe it. After all, Heraclitus of Ephesus said, A blow to the head will confuse a man's thinking; a blow to the foot has no such effect. This cannot be the result of an immaterial soul., and Russell wrote a great history of philosophy.
The author says that "Virtually every hospital in the world uses tracers, and a whole branch of medicine, radiology, deals exclusively in that line." I think he means the field of Nuclear Medicine.
Full of random stories of scientists involved in discovering parts of the periodic table.
The author artfully weaves tales of intrique, hubris, and great science into the story of the development of the periodic table. While I enjoyed the book, it would probably mean much more to someone with a more extensive physics/chemistry background.
Great, as usual. It's my second book by [a:Sam Kean|3206446|Sam Kean|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1278620951p2/3206446.jpg] that I read, and I love it's style.
Every chapter is a trip within the periodic table where you will meet elements and the people, often unknown to the greatest public, that helped us to understand such element.
You can easily read the book if you have a scholastic knowledge of chemistry.
Every chapter is a trip within the periodic table where you will meet elements and the people, often unknown to the greatest public, that helped us to understand such element.
You can easily read the book if you have a scholastic knowledge of chemistry.
I just love a book that takes a subject I am ambivalent about - like the periodic table of elements - and makes me laugh, learn, and share enthusiastically with others. I learned a surprising amound not just about chemistry, but about history, politics, and the history and politics of science.