Professor Molenium from the American Chemical Society
This month’s Collection Spotlight celebrates The United Nations International Year of The Periodic Table of Chemical Elements. It’s the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of Chemical Elements in 1869. To learn more, check out this collection of articles. You might also enjoy reading through the posts marked with #IYPT2019. Here’s some examples of the titles that we are featuring:
The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance by Eric R. Scerri
Reactions: An Illustrated Exploration of Elements, Molecules, and Change in the Universe by Theodore Gray
Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
Vanity, Vitality, and Virility: The Science behind the Products You Love to Buy by John Emsley
Gold: A Novel by Chris Cleave
The Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table by Richard Morris
Check out the Collection Spotlight rack near our Perkins Library Service Desk on the first floor of Perkins to see if any of the books there can spark a chemical reaction in you!