{"product_id":"mendeleyevs-dream-the-quest-for-the-elements-hardcover","title":"Mendeleyev's Dream: The Quest for the Elements - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Strathern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wondrous and illuminating story of humankind's quest to discover the fundamentals of chemistry, culminating in Mendeleyev's dream of the Periodic Table.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**One of Bill Gates' Top Five Book Recommendations**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFraming 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 chemistry's 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 man's dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this elegant, erudite, and entertaining book, Paul Strathern unravels the quixotic history of chemistry through the quest for the elements.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Strathern\u003c\/b\u003e is a Somerset Maugham Award-winning novelist, and his nonfiction works include \u003ci\u003eThe Venetians\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Death in Florence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Medici, Mendeleyev's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Florentines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpire\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Borgias\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from Pegasus Books. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398526288050,"sku":"9781643130699","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/aaa259ec54c9b7384991771f6c953501.webp?v=1778053631","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/mendeleyevs-dream-the-quest-for-the-elements-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}