{"product_id":"a-tale-of-seven-elements-plus-another-40-or-so-others-paperback-1","title":"A Tale of Seven Elements: Plus Another 40 or So Others - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric R. Scerri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1913, English physicist Henry Moseley transformed our understanding of the elements by organizing them by atomic number, from hydrogen to uranium. However, it soon became obvious that researchers had yet to discover seven completely unknown elements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this updated and expanded edition of his acclaimed book, Eric Scerri presents the intriguing stories of these elements--protactinium, hafnium, rhenium, technetium, francium, astatine, and promethium. It follows their discoveries through the two world wars, starting with protactinium in 1917 and ending with promethium in 1945. Scerri details the research leading to each discovery, the pivotal experiments, the chemists involved, the properties of each element, and their applications. For example, hafnium alloys, named after Copenhagen (hafnia), have some of the highest boiling points and are used in rocket thrusters like those on the Apollo Lunar Modules. Scerri then examines the integration of twenty-five new elements into the periodic table over the past fifty years and concludes with a new chapter on rare earth elements and the histories of their discoveries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Second Edition of \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Seven Elements\u003c\/em\u003e vividly portrays the journey of chemical research, from missteps and disputes to the thrill of discovery, illuminating the researchers behind the elements, as much as their breakthroughs.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEric Scerri\u003c\/strong\u003e is founder and editor-in-chief of the Springer journal \u003cem\u003eFoundations of Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e. He has authored around 200 journal articles in the history and philosophy of science, chemistry and chemical education, in addition to five books. He has been teaching chemistry as well as history and philosophy of science at UCLA since the year 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.18 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45884671066309,"sku":"9780197785324","price":47.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/zFctGMDfp9780197785324_4c36aad6-ce60-47f7-87e4-9926ce46feec.webp?v=1771839139","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-tale-of-seven-elements-plus-another-40-or-so-others-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}