Title:
A world from dust : how the periodic table shaped life / Ben McFarland ; illustrations by Gala Bent and Mary Anderson.
Author:
McFarland, Ben (Benjamin J.)
Bent, Gala, illustrator.
Anderson, Mary, illustrator.
Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Call Number:
QD467 .M37 2016
Abstract:
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.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780190275013
9780190275020
Physical Description:
xiv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
Arsenic life? -- Predicting the chemistry inside a cell -- Unfolding the periodic table -- The triple-point planet -- Seven chemical clues to first life -- Wheels within wheels -- The risk and reward of sunlight -- One step back, two steps forward -- Cracked open and knit together by oxygen -- The return of the exiled elements -- How chemistry shaped history -- A familiar refrain.
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