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The Secret Lives of the Elements
The Secret Lives of the Elements" is an engaging popular science book by chemist and science communicator Dr. Kathryn Harkup. Moving away from sterile, textbook presentations of the periodic table as a rigid grid of orderly rows, this book treats the elements like a sprawling, eccentric extended family complete with brilliant innovators, black sheep, rebels, and dramatic historical scandals. Highlighting 52 distinct elements, Harkup uncovers the human stories, bizarre accidents, and political intrigues behind humanity's discovery and use of nature’s fundamental building blocks.
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