{"product_id":"superheavy-making-and-breaking-the-periodic-table-paperback","title":"Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKit Chapman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 AAAS\/Subaru SB\u0026amp;F Prize for Excellence in Science Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second - after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the first elements past uranium and their role in the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching our chemical world, \u003ci\u003eSuperheavy \u003c\/i\u003ewill reveal the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table. Why did the US Air Force fly planes into mushroom clouds? Who won the transfermium wars? How did an earthquake help give Japan its first element? And what happened when Superman almost spilled nuclear secrets? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a globe-trotting adventure that stretches from the United States to Russia, Sweden to Australia, \u003ci\u003eSuperheavy\u003c\/i\u003e is your guide to the amazing science filling in the missing pieces of the periodic table. By the end you'll not only marvel at how nuclear science has changed our lives - you'll wonder where it's going to take us in the future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKit Chapman is an award-winning science journalist and broadcaster. Initially qualifying as a pharmacist, Chapman began his career on medical journal \u003ci\u003eThe Practitioner\u003c\/i\u003e before moving to \u003ci\u003eChemist+Druggist\u003c\/i\u003e, the UK's leading magazine for pharmacists. After stints as campaign website manager for the British Medical Association and clinical editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Pharmaceutical Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Chapman was appointed comment editor for \u003ci\u003eChemistry World\u003c\/i\u003e. Chapman also writes for the\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and has appeared as an expert for the BBC and Sky News. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e@ChemistryKit\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729523806271,"sku":"9781472953926","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bdd0a6e8f2042f9f9cfac69e686500dd.webp?v=1765122500","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/superheavy-making-and-breaking-the-periodic-table-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}