The elements we live by how iron helps us breathe, potassium lets us see, and other surprising superpowers of the periodic table
Introduction: Our fantastic and catastrophic relationship with the planet we live on -- The history of the world and the elements in seven days -- Green and gold forests -- The iron age isn't over -- Copper, aluminum, and titanium : from light bulbs to cyborgs -- Calcium and silicon in bones an...
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The Experiment
Juni 2020
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: Our fantastic and catastrophic relationship with the planet we live on -- The history of the world and the elements in seven days -- Green and gold forests -- The iron age isn't over -- Copper, aluminum, and titanium : from light bulbs to cyborgs -- Calcium and silicon in bones and concrete -- Multitalented carbon : nails, rubber, and plastic -- Potassium, nitrogen, and phosphorus : the elements that give us food -- Nothing can happen without energy -- Plan B -- Can we use up the Earth. "A journey through chemistry and physics introducing the elemental building blocks from which humans are made--iron, phosphorus, silicon, potassium, and more"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | "Originally published in Norway as Menneskets grunnstoffer: Byggeklossene vi og verden er laget av by Kagge Forlag AS in 2018." Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 175-204. - Index Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| Beschreibung: | 212 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781615196456 978-1-61519-645-6 9781615196463 |