Superheavy

Making and Breaking the Periodic Table

AvKit Chapman

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 AAAS/SUBARU SB&F PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE BOOKSHow 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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Utgivningsdatum:2021-01-21
Mått:128 x 196 x 16 mm
Vikt:215 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Sigma
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781472953926

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Kit Chapman is an award-winning science journalist and broadcaster. Initially qualifying as a pharmacist, Chapman began his career on medical journal The Practitioner before moving to Chemist+Druggist, the UK's leading magazine for pharmacists. After stints as campaign website manager for the British Medical Association and clinical editor for The Pharmaceutical Journal, Chapman was appointed comment editor for Chemistry World. Chapman also writes for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, and has appeared as an expert for the BBC and Sky News.@ChemistryKit

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Without any compromise in accuracy, the book is compelling, conversational and entertaining, full of great stories and insights into the characters behind the quest.

Innehållsförteckning

PrologueIntroductionPART I: CHILDREN OF THE ATOMChapter 1: Modern AlchemyChapter 2: The Secret of Gilman HallChapter 3: How to Build a Nuclear WeaponChapter 4: Superman vs the FBIChapter 5: Universitium ofium Californium BerkeliumChapter 6: The Death of Jimmy RobinsonChapter 7: Presidents and BeetlesPART II: TRANSFERMIUM WARSChapter 8: NobelieviumChapter 9: From Russia with FlerovChapter 10: The East and the WestChapter 11: Xanthasia and the Magic NumbersChapter 12: Life at the Edge of ScienceChapter 13: The Atoms that Came in from the ColdChapter 14: Changing the RulesChapter 15: How to Name your ElementPART III: THE END OF CHEMISTRYChapter 16: After the Wall Came DownChapter 17: The Ninov FraudChapter 18: A New HopeChapter 19: Beams of the Rising SunChapter 20: The Edge of the UnknownChapter 21: Beyond SuperheavyEpilogueReferencesAcknowledgementsIndex