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Mendeleyev's Dream

The Quest for the Elements

Mendeleyev's Dream( )
Author: Strathern, Paul
ISBN:978-0-241-14065-9
Publication Date:Jan 2000
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Imprint:Hamish Hamilton
Book Format:Hardback
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Book Description:

In this book, Paul Strathern, the award-winning novelist and expositor of complex ideas, unravels the dramatic history of chemistry through the quest for the elements.

Book Details
Pages:308
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology
Science / Chemistry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.46 x 8.19 Inches
Book Weight:0.979 Pounds
Author Biography
Strathern, Paul (Author)
Paul Strathern has a Ph.D. in Mathematics and Philosophy and lectures at Kingston University.

Strathern is the author of several novels, including A Season in Abyssinia, which won a Somerset Maugham prize, and Mendeleyev's Dream: The Quest for the Elements. He has also published two series of books, one on philosophy: Philosophers in 90 Minutes, and another on science, but is best known for his 39 short biographies of philosophers and scientists

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