Evening star., 1928-11-18
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molecule containing iodine that controls
bodily activity. No written romance
compares in thrilling features with the
story OF chemistry harneSSed to serve
man, service which has just begun"
Atoms, In addition to giving us light
and color. act as clocks which tick off
radiant waves with astonishing regular
Ety. The atom is a radio receiving sta
ton, for electrons fly in the atmosphere
OF the atom TO pick up stray signals
that are in tune with their charac-
teristic wave lengths. Atoms are as re-
sponsive as life itself Like the human
body, they may be energized.
Atoms are crystal builders. level
makers. joining their inter-facet angles
with unerring aptitude. The atoms are
both the makers of molecules and the
stars.
Just to show what the chemist has
composition for the benefit of humanity
the case of cocaine is notable. Cocaine
as first found was of great value to
surgery but it was often a menace to
the patient. Sometimes where it was
used, the results were most serious
The aid of efficient chemistry was
requiSitioned to see what it could effect
in reconstructing the atomic arrange
ments so that the danger could be
Research chemists found deadly (hem-
lock- group of atoms encaSed in the
cocaine molecule. They experimental
with cocaine until they extirpated the
peril and ultimately produced nova
caine, possessing all of the advantages
and none of the drawbacks of cocaine
Potential chemists if they follow the
footsteps of former conSummations will
probably be able to create at will vari-
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desired properties. The conversion of
matter into energy is an active prob
lem of current theory and research.
Science predicts that man in the future
VIII transform the world into the para
disc concerning which we sometimes
dream.
A S result of his detailed study of
atoms. which has been continued
over many years. Mr.. Hubbard has
originated a periodic chart of the atoms
which is now in use in all the leading
high schools, colleges and universities
in this country as we'll as in higher
institutions of learning abroad. This
chart provides some 80 different scien-
tific facts about each Of the 80 atoms.
These data are stated either graphically
or numerically. The position of each
element on the chart Is profoundly sig
nificant. 1t shows usually how each
atom is made and how it can combine
with other atoms. The force which
binds together a proton and electron,
the two parts of an atom. is 100,0000o0
times that Of gravitation. The chart
about old and new atoms, ard Is viewed
! by the teaching profession ss one of its
| most efficient assistants.
The models made by Mr.. Hubbard
are to certain extent extensions of
the chart, and are designed primarily
to aid other eXpsrimenters in their
specialized atomic research Recent
| discoveries in crystal structure demon
strate that the same forces that make
the atom and provide it with form
and energy are also responsible for tha
production of the crystal structure.
This crystal Is a structure of amazing
| simplicity as compared with ordinary
solids, such as iron, wood and living
tissue. This is true because the small
est unit of the crystal is repeated again
and again throughout the whole forma-
| ton.
| This Washingtonian has made float
| ing magnets in the form of celluloii.
balls containing cobalt steel cores.
/ They represent a positive nucleus sur
rounded by three electronS, and will as
sumo this wedge formation no matter
| how they are arranged when first
placed in the shallow bowl OF water.
Cobalt steel has the best magnetic
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| stance. The attraction which causes
these floating magnets to group to-
gather acts much like the atomic force
One pound would weigh $4,000 tons ii
the force of gravity was equal to tn
attraction which occurs between tht
proton and the electron-the negative
and positive charges of electricity in
the atom.
Another model is this scientists vis-
ualization of a quartz molecule. Til
model consists of six spirals simulat-
ing the threads OF the quartz mole
culeS, the position Of each electron be-
ing marked by means of a knotteG
thread. 1t features a scientific concep-
ton of the stable space pattern Of the
electrons which define the outer form
of the quartz molecule. Quartz wa
chosen because it is such remarkabl
and prevalent material.
Mr. Hubbard has carried his model o.
the structure of the diamond, as shown
in that particular model, farther than
others. He has gone so far as even to
represent the space pattern of the cleo
irons that compose the diamond. The
diamond Is combination of carbon
atoms and their electrons which forms
cubic space lattice of tetrahedral
design. The extreme hardness and
transparency of the diamond seem to
be due to this curious formation, which
also obtains in pure silicon. germanium
and gray tin.