A world from dust
Subtitle: how the periodic table shaped life
By: Ben McFarland ; illustrations by Gala Bent and Mary Anderson
Contributors: Bent, Gala, illustrator; Anderson, Mary, illustrator
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780190275013
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Chemical elements; Periodic table of the elements; Periodic law
Description: The stacked boxes in the Periodic Table of the Elements hold surprises. These elements tell a story that gives a hidden order to chemistry, geology, biology, and even history. Ben McFarland traces billions of years of evolution, beginning with math and ending with us. In this story, the periodic table helps us see new things. These events come alive in 40 original illustrations by print artist Gala Bent and medical illustrator Mary Anderson.-- book jacket
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Arsenic life?; title: Predicting the chemistry inside a cell; title: Unfolding the periodic table; title: The triple-point planet; title: Seven chemical clues to first life; title: Wheels within wheels; title: The risk and reward of sunlight; title: One step back, two steps forward; title: Cracked open and knit together by oxygen; title: The return of the exiled elements; title: How chemistry shaped history; title: A familiar refrain.