Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc (Audiobook)

Like the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most of them look like, how they exist in nature, how they got their names, or of what use they are to us. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colorful pasts, Periodic Tales is a passionate journey through mines and artists' studios, to factories and cathedrals, into the woods and to the sea to discover the true stories of these fascinating but mysterious building blocks of the universe.

Like the alphabet, the calendar, or the zodiac, the periodic table of the chemical elements has a permanent place in our imagination. But aside from the handful of common ones (iron, carbon, copper, gold), the elements themselves remain wrapped in mystery. We do not know what most of them look like, how they exist in nature, how they got their names, or of what use they are to us. Unlocking their astonishing secrets and colorful pasts, Periodic Tales is a passionate journey through mines and artists' studios, to factories and cathedrals, into the woods and to the sea to discover the true stories of these fascinating but mysterious building blocks of the universe.

Book format	Audiobook
Fiction/nonfiction	Non-Fiction
Genre	History
Publication date	April, 2015
Edition	CD ed.
Publisher	Tantor Media, Inc.
Original languages	English
Language	English
Edu focus	Chemistry
Educational level	General
Digital audio file format	Audiobook
Narrator	Antony Ferguson
Assembled product height	1.5 in
Assembled product weight	1 lb
Bisac subject heading	Science, History