Spectacle of atoms
Although it is a book on chemical elements, The Elements is a book on the dissemination of technology. Displays elements using photographs of their technological applications. There are many examples: a sharp steel burr knife enriched with manganese; a cobalt insulating piece for use in the electrical system; a germanium diode; a rewritable DVD with a layer of tellurium oxide; a fluoride in teflon parts, etc. In turn, the book Gray shows how these elements appear in nature, such as hydrogen in stars or calcium in bones.
The engineer Marc Boada, from Pendulum, has recommended this book to us, especially from the point of view of his profession. "The book has some science, but it's mostly technology," he says. For him, the added value of The Elements is that it shows the possibilities offered by chemical elements as materials. "It's the book that fascinates me most right now. It has been published by an American, a surprising collector of chemical elements. It shows us all the chemical elements through very good pictures."
Also unstable elements. In these cases, logically, nothing of this element can be displayed, since there is nothing that contains atoms of that element. These are elements from element 96 of Kurio, in which Gray shows a reference to what has to do with the name of the one who found the element or element. In the case of Kurio, a photo of Marie Curie; in the case of Berkeley, symbol of the University, etc.
The book is a show, although it is also accompanied by small texts. It presents the periodic table, providing relevant data of the elements. Therefore, the book is also a resource for consultation. And above all it is a spectacular book that combines elements and technology.
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