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A review by eggcatsreads
Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by Kit Chapman
4.0
I originally found this book from this Youtube video from BobbyBroccoli (linked in image).
(This video focuses more on the history and Ninov, while the book continues past his scandal almost lightning-quick; however if you liked this book and wanted a pretty decent overview of it, but only wanted to waste just over an hour [and didn't want to read it] I HIGHLY suggest you check this out.)
The exploration of the "superheavy" elements is something I've never before even thought of, let alone the fraught history of it, or the competition between world powers. I thought this book did a good job of combining the science/explanation of it, the explanations of the equipment and processes of discovering these elements, and bringing the people actually DOING the science to life.
I do wish it focused a bit more than about half-a-chapter on the Ninov scandal, as if I wasn't aware of it/waiting for it to "happen" it was more of a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of deal, and I think I'd have been fairly confused about what exactly had happened.
(This video focuses more on the history and Ninov, while the book continues past his scandal almost lightning-quick; however if you liked this book and wanted a pretty decent overview of it, but only wanted to waste just over an hour [and didn't want to read it] I HIGHLY suggest you check this out.)
The exploration of the "superheavy" elements is something I've never before even thought of, let alone the fraught history of it, or the competition between world powers. I thought this book did a good job of combining the science/explanation of it, the explanations of the equipment and processes of discovering these elements, and bringing the people actually DOING the science to life.
I do wish it focused a bit more than about half-a-chapter on the Ninov scandal, as if I wasn't aware of it/waiting for it to "happen" it was more of a blink-and-you-miss-it kind of deal, and I think I'd have been fairly confused about what exactly had happened.