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World of the Elements: Elements of the World
Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
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Description for World of the Elements: Elements of the World
Hardcover. One of the greatest feats of mankind was the discovery of the elements and their ordering into a Periodic Table. Num Pages: 118 pages, col. Illustrations, col. map. BIC Classification: PNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
You know that you need oxygen to breathe, that neon can glow and chrome shines? But did you know that your cell phone contains arsenic, your spectacles contain rhodium and that the tin pest is not a disease? And can you name just three researchers whom we have to thank for all these results? Here, Professor Quadbeck-Seeger, a long-serving member of the board at BASF, goes in search of these and other questions. Based on the periodic table, the key reference source for any natural scientist, he explains the criteria that define an element's position in the table and are ... Read more
You know that you need oxygen to breathe, that neon can glow and chrome shines? But did you know that your cell phone contains arsenic, your spectacles contain rhodium and that the tin pest is not a disease? And can you name just three researchers whom we have to thank for all these results? Here, Professor Quadbeck-Seeger, a long-serving member of the board at BASF, goes in search of these and other questions. Based on the periodic table, the key reference source for any natural scientist, he explains the criteria that define an element's position in the table and are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
Number of pages
118
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
422g
Number of Pages
118
Place of Publication
Weinheim, Germany
ISBN
9783527320653
SKU
V9783527320653
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About Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
Prof Hans-Jurgen Quadbeck-Seeger was a long-serving member of the board at BASF, responsible for research. He is honorary professor at the University of Heidelberg, was President of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, a member of the senate at the Max-Planck Society and has over 50 patents and several books to his name.
Reviews for World of the Elements: Elements of the World
In this book you will find all necessary and interesting facts about the elements. (Metall, October 2007)