It's Elementary

by Robert Winston

How do you make a dog? Why are helium balloons lighter than air? What are the secrets of the Philosopher's Stone? "It's Elementary" takes an amazing look at the stuff that stuff is made of. Discover the elements that make up everything from you to your dog. See what the elements are, how they were discovered and the extraordinary ways they affect our lives. It's chemistry, but not as you know it.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Chemistry

Hardcover

First published June 7, 2007

About the author

The Right Honourable Professor The Lord Robert Maurice Lipson Winston

Reviews

[Binh Ngoc]

i want this book

[Luonghoangthienan · Rating 5 out of 5]

i taste chemistry mmmmmm :)

[Alexandra Taco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro entretenido de conceptos básicos de física que ayudan a mantener el conocimiento general, lleno de experimentos sencillos para los escolares.

[Bettynz (Larraine) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this on my "to read" list for such a long time, and now the libraries have combined thought it was time to get it. It's a fab book for kids who want to know a bit of chemistry without much theory to bog it down. Really colourful and full of trivia and interesting stuff. Enjoyed it.

[Sophie]

I'm reading this book for school, I need to have read a science book. This book is about the earth elements...it is very long. For school, yes, it is interesting. For fun, not so much.