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Superheavy

- Making and Breaking the Periodic Table
Af: Kit Chapman Engelsk Paperback

Superheavy

- Making and Breaking the Periodic Table
Af: Kit Chapman Engelsk Paperback
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 AAAS/SUBARU SB&F PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE BOOKS

How new elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us.

Creating an element is no easy feat. It’s the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second – after which it’s gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth.

From the first elements past uranium, and their role in the atomic bomb, to the latest discoveries stretching the bounds of our chemical world, Superheavy reveals the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table. Why did US Air Force fly planes into mushroom clouds? Who won the transfermium wars? How did an earthquake help give Japan its first element? And what happened when Superman almost spilled nuclear secrets?

In a globe-trotting adventure that stretches from the United States to Russia, Sweden to Australia, Superheavy is your guide to the amazing science filling in the missing pieces of the periodic table. You’ll not only marvel at how nuclear science has changed our lives – you’ll wonder where it’s going to take us in the future.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 AAAS/SUBARU SB&F PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE BOOKS

How new elements are discovered, why they matter and where they will take us.

Creating an element is no easy feat. It’s the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second – after which it’s gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth.

From the first elements past uranium, and their role in the atomic bomb, to the latest discoveries stretching the bounds of our chemical world, Superheavy reveals the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table. Why did US Air Force fly planes into mushroom clouds? Who won the transfermium wars? How did an earthquake help give Japan its first element? And what happened when Superman almost spilled nuclear secrets?

In a globe-trotting adventure that stretches from the United States to Russia, Sweden to Australia, Superheavy is your guide to the amazing science filling in the missing pieces of the periodic table. You’ll not only marvel at how nuclear science has changed our lives – you’ll wonder where it’s going to take us in the future.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 304
ISBN-13: 9781472953926
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1472953924
Kategori: Populærvidenskab
Udg. Dato: 21 jan 2021
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 128mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 21 jan 2021
Forfatter(e): Kit Chapman
Forfatter(e) Kit Chapman


Kategori Populærvidenskab


ISBN-13 9781472953926


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 304


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 128mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 21 jan 2021


Oplagsdato 21 jan 2021


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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