The Elements by John Emsley

The Elements by John Emsley

The third edition of this widely acclaimed reference book collects together the most important facts about all the chemical elements in a single volume. In addition to chemical, physical, nuclear, and electron date, this new edition includes new sections on crystal, biological, and geological data. The alphabetical format of the earlier editions has been retained. Also included are four new elements: discovered since the last edition was published. This is a handy reference guide for chemists, physicists, spectroscopists, geologists, life scientists, and environmentalists. Extra data in the new editions includes Foreign names of the elements Guide to pronunciation CAS numbers Health hazards Toxicity, including LD(( human hazards Expanded tables of isotopes Electron binding energies Table of minerals Availability of samples and associated hazards Neutron scattering lengths Four new elements New chapter of on the discovery and development of the periodic table From reviews of previous editions: Packed with useful data ...I'd recommend that everyone who ever needs data on the elements obtain a copy. Journal of Chemical Education A major achievement ...Highly recommended Education in Chemistry An excellent book which should be in the hands of all laboratory practitioners and students . ..now its is available it will be difficult to do without it. Trends in Analytical Chemistry John Emsley is Science Writer in Residence, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London

Dr John Emsley is best known for his series of highly readable popular science books about everyday chemistry, some of which have run into multiple editions and printings in the UK, and all of which have been translated into several other languages. He has also published in national newspapers and magazines, and he has written chemistry text books and booklets for industry. John has a carved an impressive career in popular science writing and broadcasting over the past 20 years, emphasising the benefits of chemistry, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. John's chemistry career started in 1960 with a PhD in phosphorus chemistry from Manchester University. With spells at the University of London, Westfield College and Kings College as lecturer and reader, he became science writer at Imperial College and then the University of Cambridge where his prolific writing career took off. With his background in chemistry he has had over 110 original research papers published, mainly on phosphorus chemistry and on hydrogen-bonded systems. He has also had more than 500 popular science articles and features published in: New Scientist, The Independent (for which he did a regular column 'Molecule of the Month' for six years), The Guardian, Chemistry in Britain, Chem Matters, Focus, Science Watch and many more. Some of his best selling popular science books include: Better Looking, Better Living, Better Loving, (2007), Elements of Murder (2005), Vanity, Vitality & Virility (2004), Nature's Building Blocks (2001), The Shocking History of Phosphorus (2000), Molecules at an Exhibition (1998) and The Consumer's Good Chemical Guide (1994, Science Book Award Winner) His skills derive from the objectivity gained through a combination of an academic background and freelance writing. The breadth and the topicality of his coverage of chemical issues is second to none, and ranges from food chemistry to advanced semiconductors, from alchemy to Viagra. Although John is primarily an inorganic chemist he has proved himself capable of covering all branches of chemistry, helped in no small way by his willingness to consult those with specialist knowledge and to enlist them in checking his texts before publication. In this way his writing has gained a reputation for thoroughness of coverage and reliability of content. No science has suffered as much from media alarms and misinformation than chemistry, and much of this would have gone unchallenged but for John Emsley. John is regularly approached by the media and asked to take part in broadcasts, more often simply seeking advice on some aspect of chemistry, and his skill is to be able to provide a clear explanation. He is well-known to many in the media and he has been a stalwart of the Association of British Science Writers for 25 years. Dr Emsley is a great science communicator. His entertaining books have contributed to the advancement of a positive awareness of science and he says of himself in the preface of his book Nature's Building Blocks: 'As a writer of popular science, I am aware of the desire of people to know more of the world about them.'

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ISBN 13	9780198558187
ISBN 10	019855818X
Title	The Elements
Author	John Emsley
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1998-01-01
Number of pages	300
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