Review: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Procura do Utilizador - Lee - GoodreadsI was going to fill this review with little plays on words involving each of the 114 named elements, but everyone knows that all the good chemistry puns argon. Also have you tried making a pun ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Procura do Utilizador - Jon Shanks - GoodreadsStart off well, but as the more well known elements got used up, the more my interest faded. I'm not scientifically-minded, but for the most part I was able to follow along without difficulty ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Procura do Utilizador - JP - GoodreadsIt must be tough to write a book on science. Make it too simplistic and it may have wider appeal but the people most likely to buy it will think it stinks. Go gung-ho into the subject and in this case ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Procura do Utilizador - Becky B - GoodreadsMr Aldersey-Williams has a curious fascination with the elements that allows him to write this book like few others could. Not many people try to make their own periodic table with samples of each ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Procura do Utilizador - Nikki - GoodreadsThis wasn't quite as engaging to me as the blurb and the reviews quoted on the cover suggests -- in fact, it started to feel rather meandering -- but it is quite an interesting read, covering both the ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Procura do Utilizador - Mike Tarasovic - GoodreadsIn Spring of 2011, I was in a bar and noticed someone reading a book at the next table over that had an absolutely beautiful cover. I made one of my friends ask the owner to pass it over so I could ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Procura do Utilizador - Marc Nash - GoodreadsIt's pitched not as an academic tome, nor even a comprehensive study, but more of a fun and slightly off-kilter look at the elements. Williams considers the weight that each element has in our culture ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Procura do Utilizador - B. Rule - GoodreadsThis book is very similar to "The Disappearing Spoon" in subject although it differs in execution. It's less playful and more focused on the personalities and locations behind the discovery of the ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Procura do Utilizador - Jeff R - Goodreadsthe subtitle says "a Cultural History" but there's a good dose of science history here too, which I think is good. Decent airplane read. Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Procura do Utilizador - Dave Ward - GoodreadsPeriodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc by Hugh Aldersey-Williams (Viking 2011)(546.8) is a sort of personal introduction to the various chemical elements from a ... Ler crítica na íntegra
