The Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements - hosted by lalu

N - Nitrogen
The German word for nitrogen is Stickstoff, which can be roughly translated as "suffocation stuff". Funnily enough this French dude Amtoine Lavoisier suggested the name azote which is Greek for "no life" because of its asphyxiating properties. But in the end other French dude Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal who suggested nitrogène won. Whatever you want to call it - just make sure you don't inhale the pure stuff (though 78% is perfectly fine since that's the amount of nitrogen in our atmosphere).

an addition: I recently had to give a presentation about the Haber-Bosch-Process, which basically turns pure nitrogen and hydrogen into ammonia (NH3). Three guys (Haber, Bosch, and Ertl) got nobel prices for this process, but the real heroes (imo) were Alwin Mittasch and his team. Since nitrogen is almost inert, a very efficient catalyst is needed - so Mittasch and his team performed THOUSANDS of experiments to create the best catalyst.

Suggestions: a book with different titles, a book that took your breath away, a book in which someone suffocates, a book about not giving up ...
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Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silver Nitrate

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

315 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Little Mushroom: Judgment Day by Shisi

Little Mushroom: Judgment Day

Little Mushroom #1

Shisi

402 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction dystopian lgbtqia+ romance science fiction adventurous medium-paced
This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender

This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story

Kacen Callender

286 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Nyernila – Listen Continuously: Aboriginal Creation Stories of Victoria by Arts Victoria, VACL

Nyernila – Listen Continuously: Aboriginal Creation Stories of Victoria

Arts Victoria, VACL

82 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Confettiregen by Splinter Chabot

Confettiregen

Splinter Chabot

352 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ reflective slow-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Le passager by Cyrielle Pisapia

Le passager

Cyrielle Pisapia

160 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction graphic novel
Floris, Cavalerul de Petersburg by Jacqueline Monsigny
Floris, Cavalerul de Petersburg
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Jacqueline Monsigny

Floris, Cavalerul de Petersburg

Jacqueline Monsigny

390 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction historical
The Price of Salt, or Carol by Patricia Highsmith

The Price of Salt, or Carol

Patricia Highsmith

293 pages • first pub 1952 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ romance emotional reflective slow-paced
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado

In the Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

247 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir dark emotional reflective medium-paced