The Elements We Live by: How Iron Helps Us Breathe, Potassium Lets Us See, and Other Surprising Superpowers of the Periodic Table

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$18.95  $17.62
Publisher
Experiment
Publish Date
Pages
224
Dimensions
5.7 X 8.6 X 0.9 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781615196456

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Reviews
2020 Foreword INDIES Finalist

"Physicist Royne explains the role played by different elements within the human body, and visits various sites around the world where these elements can be found.-- "Publishers Weekly"
Not just a discussion of basic chemistry, this is a volume that looks at the human impact on the planet and what we can learn from nature. . . . Useful for science or sociology courses that address the various impacts of natural resource development or for popular science readers.-- "School Library Journal"
Praise from Norway

"What makes this book the perfect popular science title is the way Royne places new knowledge in a greater context and in ongoing debates on society and our common future. It is not just a well-written story about the elements, but a book about being a human being in the world of today.--Åsmund H. Eikenes, PhD, author, lecturer, and member of the Brage Prize jury
An excellent book about the elements . . . Physicist Anja Røyne has achieved the feat of producing a popular science heavyweight that wears its knowledge lightly.--Mari Grydeland, Aftenposten
Popular science par excellence . . . An extremely good book that deals with the big social challenges by starting out with the small . . . Many fields of study probably offer a more promising starting point than the building blocks that form all matter, but Røyne brings gold, copper, calcium, and carbon alive in a way that makes her book exciting, entertaining, and--not least--enlightening.--Kjetil Vikene, Forskerforum