Mendeleyev's Dream by Paul Strathern Hardcover Book

Description: Mendeleyev's Dream by Paul Strathern **One of Bill Gates Top Five Book Recommendations** In 1869 Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev was puzzling over a way to bring order to the fledgling science of chemistry. Wearied by the effort, he fell asleep at his desk. What he dreamed would fundamentally change the way we see the world.Framing this history is the life story of the nineteenth-century Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev, who fell asleep at his desk and awoke after conceiving the periodic table in a dream-the template upon which modern chemistry is founded and the formulation of which marked chemistrys coming of age as a science. From ancient philosophy through medieval alchemy to the splitting of the atom, this is the true story of the birth of chemistry and the role of one mans dream.In this elegant, erudite, and entertaining book, Paul Strathern unravels the quixotic history of chemistry through the quest for the elements. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Paul Strathern is a Somerset Maugham Award-winning novelist, and his nonfiction works include The Venetians, Death in Florence, The Medici, Mendeleyevs Dream, and The Borgias, all available from Pegasus Books. He lives in England. Details ISBN1639364749 Author Paul Strathern Pages 320 Publisher Pegasus Books Year 2022 ISBN-13 9781639364749 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2022-12-01 Imprint Pegasus Books Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:143233703;

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