Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc in Bloomington, MN

In the spirit of
A Short History of Nearly Everything
comes
Periodic Tales
. Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elements—and the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries.
is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators, of superstition and science and the myriad ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture, history, and language. It will delight readers of
Genome, Einstein’s Dreams
,
Longitude
, and
The Age of Wonder
.