Essential Elements: Atoms, Quarks, and the Periodic Table

Wooden Books

by Matt Tweed

What is everything around us made of, and how did it get there? What arcane secrets hide in the modern alchemist's laboratory? Is there a hidden order to matter itself, known only to a select few? You hold in your hands the smallest guide to the building blocks of the universe ever assembled on Earth. Let Matt Tweed take you on a lightning tour of things small, things invisible, and some things so minute and strange that no scientist is sure if they actually exist.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published April 1, 2003

About the author

Matthew Tweed is a producer, mathematician, and illustrator.

Reviews

[Anna Nikolova · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, gentle introduction to the world of science. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[Thomas Pentecost · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad little book. Gives a very brief overview of some fundamental topics from chemistry and a few from physics. The brief sections might serve to spark someones interest in reading more complete/detailed books on the topic.
There are some errors in the figures on pages 13 & 18.

[Gigi McCullar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short but sweet little book; jam packed with goodies of matter.

[Tony Lawrence]

A fascinating exploration of The Periodic Table of Elements, from the big bang and the birth of everything, to the beauty and symmetry of the table itself, to the sub-atomic strangeness.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

still don't like science

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was really, really fun to read. Useful stuff fills these pages, such as how many up and down quarks are in a proton versus a neutron.

Perfect for the shelves of scientists, sorcerers, alchemists, and the curious.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little chemical overview for the layman.

[Marshaferz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely little book, although I suspect that it would be completely over my head if I didn't know much about science.