Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table

by Kit Chapman and Kit Chapman

Book Overview

Shortlisted for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books

Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second - after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472953924
• ISBN13: 9781472953926
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury SIGMA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"