Kit Chapman
Author
Series
Bloomsbury sigma volume 45
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores how scientists create superheavy elements, using giant machines to try to make single atoms of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth. From the first elements past uranium and their role in the devlopment of the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching the chemical world, Superheavy reveals the hidden stories lurking at the edge of the periodic table.
Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing...