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by Eric R. Scerri ( Hardcover - Sep 15, 2006 )
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"The Periodic Table:Its Story and its Significance should be of great interest and value to chemists and particularly to those chemists who teach about what makes up us, our world, and our science."
--- the Journal of Chemical Education;
"The periodic table of elements is the family tree of stuff, and Eric Scerri's book tells the story of its evolution--through all the false starts and inspired insights, mutations and selections, driven by philosophy as much as calculation. Like any family story, it's a messy tangle of relationships--between elementary particles and between people. The ultimate question is philosophical: Does it all boil down to different configurations of hydrogen? Or is chemistry--and therefore nature--ultimately irreducible?"
--- K.C. Cole, Author of "The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty" and "Mind Over Matter: Conversations with the Cosmos".
"Eric Scerri is something of a rara avis. He appears to be well informed about descriptive inorganic chemistry and quantum mechanics, he exhibits considerable knowledge concerning the history of chemistry, and he is one of the most prolific practitioners of the new field of philosophy of chemistry. His interest and experience are evident in this admirable study of the icon that encapsulates chemistry -- the periodic table."
--- A. Truman Schwartz, Department of Chemistry, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN 55105
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