Russell’s Elementary: The Periodic Table Explained. Other popular science books about the periodic table include Tim James’s Elemental: How the Periodic Table Can Explain (Nearly) Everything and James M. This one, Hugh Aldersey-Williams’s Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, also provides information about the elements through quirky, unexpected facts and historical narratives. Only one year after the publication of The Disappearing Spoon, another popular science book focusing on the periodic table of elements was also published. Key historical events that the book covers within this period include the Australian gold rush, the discovery of DNA, and the Manhattan Project, in which the first nuclear bomb was developed. The majority of the book, however, focuses on the period between the Age of the Enlightenment and the present-particularly from the 19th century onwards, as this is when the periodic table was devised. He also considers how Plato’s theory of the forms relates to the contemporary scientific understanding of the elements. Jumping ahead in time, Kean mentions scenes from Ancient Greece, such as the Spartans’ (largely unsuccessful) attempt to use chemical weapons against the Athenians. He also provides an account of the speculation around how the dinosaurs died out. Kean traces the history of the universe, along with our galaxy and solar system, detailing how Earth and the other planets were formed. Many historical events are covered in the novel, beginning with what is arguably the very first historical event-the Big Bang.
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