Bibliograph

Superheavy, making and breaking the periodic table, Kit Chapman

Type

Label

Superheavy, making and breaking the periodic table, Kit Chapman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Superheavy

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1042351263

Responsibility statement

Kit Chapman

Series statement

Bloomsbury Sigma series, Book forty-five

Sub title

making and breaking the periodic table

Summary

Explores how scientists create superheavy elements, using giant machines to try to make single atoms of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth. From the first elements past uranium and their role in the devlopment of the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching the chemical world, Superheavy reveals the hidden stories lurking at the edge of the periodic table

Table Of Contents

Children of the atom -- Transfermium wars -- The end of chemistry

Target audience

general

Classification