Elements

Theodore Gray is the author of the books The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions and Completely Mad Science. He created the bestselling iPad applications "Elements" and "Molecules," both of which were named "App of the Week" by Apple, and he was the Director of "Disney Animated."

Nick Mann is a photographer who specializes in photographing inanimate items against black backgrounds. Molecules, Reactions, and How Things Work are some of his other works. He was born in Urbana, Illinois, and now resides in Champaign, Illinois, and North Liberty, Iowa, where he is pursuing a geology degree at Cornell College.

An eye-opening, unique collection of stunning, never-before-seen photographic depictions of the periodic table's 118 elements.

We and everything around us are formed of the elements. But how many components have you ever seen in their pure, uncombined form? The Elements delivers this once-in-a-lifetime chance. Based on seven years of research and photography, the images in this book provide the most complete and aesthetically striking portrayal of every particle in the cosmos available to the human eye. Each element is portrayed with a spread that includes a magnificent, full-page, full-color photograph that most accurately reflects it in its purest form, organized in order of appearance on the periodic table. At -183°C, for example, oxygen transforms from a colorless gas to a lovely pale blue liquid.

There are also fascinating facts, figures, and anecdotes about the elements, as well as data on their properties, such as atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, electronegativity, and the year and location of discovery. Several additional pictures depict each constituent in slightly altered versions or in diverse practical applications. Each page has an illustrated scale representing the element's boiling and/or melting points, as well as a density scale that runs along the bottom.

This fascinating blend of sound science and breathtaking creative photos is the ideal gift book for any sentient species in the universe.

Author: Theodore Gray and Nick Mann

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Visual-Exploration-Every-Universe/dp/1579128149/

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