
Theodore Gray is the author of 'The Elements' and 'Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home-But Probably Shouldn't', and of Popular Science magazine's 'Gray Matter' column. He is the proprietor of periodictable.com and the creator of the iconic photographic periodic table poster seen in universities, schools, museums, and on TV shows from 'MythBusters' to 'Hannah Montana'. In his other life, he is co-founder of the software company Wolfram Research, creators of the world's leading technical software system, Mathematica®, and WolframlAlphaTM. He lives in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. From periodictable.com
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.4 ⭐
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With more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, The Elements is the most entertaining, comprehensive, and visually arresting book on all 118 elements in the periodic table.Includes a poster of Theodore Gray's iconic photographic periodic table of the elements!Based on seven years of research and photography by Theodore Gray and Nick Mann, The Elements presents the most complete and visually arresting representation available to the naked eye of every atom in the universe. Organized sequentially by atomic number, every element is visualized by a big beautiful photograph that most closely represents it in its purest form. Several additional photographs show each element in slightly altered forms or as used in various practical ways. Also included are fascinating stories of the elements, told in Theo Grays inimitable style, as well as data on the properties of each, including atomic number, atomic symbol, atomic weight, density, atomic radius, as well as scales for electron filling order, state of matter, and an atomic emission spectrum.This work of solid science and stunning artistic photographs is the perfect gift book for every sentient creature in the universe.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.4 ⭐
In Molecules, bestselling author Theodore Gray demonstrates, through stunning, never-before-seen images and illustrations, how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world.Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each other. In Molecules , Theodore Gray takes the next step in the story that began with the periodic table in his best-selling book, The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe . Here, he explores, through fascinating stories and trademark stunning photography, the most interesting, essential, useful, and beautiful of the millions of chemical structures that make up every material in the world.Gray begins with an explanation of how atoms bond to form molecules and compounds, as well as the difference between organic and inorganic chemistry. He then goes on to explore the vast array of materials molecules can create, including: soaps and solvents; goops and oils; rocks and ores; ropes and fibers; painkillers and dangerous drugs; sweeteners; perfumes and stink bombs; colors and pigments; and controversial compounds including asbestos, CFCs, and thimerosal.Big, gorgeous photographs, as well as diagrams of the compounds and their chemical bonds, rendered with never before seen beauty, fill the pages and capture molecules in their various states.As he did in The Elements , Gray shows us molecules as we've never seen them before. It's the perfect book for his loyal fans who've been eager for more and for anyone fascinated with the mysteries of the material world.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.4 ⭐
The third installment in Theodore Gray's "Elements" trilogy. Theodore Gray continues the journey through our molecular and chemical world that began with The Elements and continued with Molecules. In Reactions, Gray once again puts his photography and storytelling to work demonstrating how molecules interact in ways that are essential to our very existence. The book begins with a brief recap of elements and molecules and then goes on to explain important concepts the characterize a chemical reaction, including Energy, Entropy, and Time. It is then organized by type of reaction including chapters such as "Fantastic Reactions and Where to Find Them," "On the Origin of Light and Color," "The Boring Chapter," in which we learn about reactions such as paint drying, grass growing, and water boiling, and "The Need for Speed," including topics such as weather, ignition, and fire.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
Author of the best-selling book The Elements Theodore Gray demonstrates essential scientific principles through thrilling daredevil experiments.In Mad Science , Theodore Gray launches a toy rocket using the energy released from an Oreo cookie, ignites a phosphorus sun by suspending half a gram of white phosphorus in a globe filled with pure oxygen and creates a homemade hot tub by adding 500 pounds of quicklime to water. These are just a few of the 54 experiments included in this astonishing book that demonstrates essential scientific principles in ways you were likely never exposed to in school.Every experiment in Mad Science is accompanied by full-color photographs that provide a front-row seat to rarely seen chemical reactions and glorious subatomic activity. To further enhance the hands-on experience, Gray includes step-by-step instructions for nearly every experiment. Following all of the safety guidelines, readers can even re-create some of the experiments in the book.Mad Science is the perfect book for anyone fascinated by all things chemical, electrical, or explosive, and who loves a vicarious thrill.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.7 ⭐
A companion to the bestselling book The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe, this beautiful photographic card deck features all 118 elements in the periodic table. One element per card appears as a full-size image on the front and fascinating information about the element on the back.The Photographic Card Deck of The Elements is the most detailed, lush, and beautiful set of cards ever produced on the subject of the periodic table. With 126, 5"X5" cards in all, it includes one card for every one of the 118 elements, plus additional cards that explain the arrangement of the periodic table, present the elements sorted by various properties, and suggest activities and uses for the cards. The front side of each card shows a full-size, photographic image of the element, while the back gives scientific information including atomic weight, density, melting and boiling point, valence, and the percent of the element found in the universe, in the Earth's crust, in oceans, and in humans. Graphics show melting/boiling points, density, electron configuration, and atomic radius. A fascinating fact about the element, as well as the date of its discovery, is also included.The cards are perfect for students but also make an excellent gift for a scientist or anyone who enjoys the beauty and diversity of the natural world.
Million-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, real-time experiments, and stunning photography to the inner workings of machines, big and small, revealing the extraordinary science, beauty, and rich history of everyday things. Theodore Gray has become a household name among fans, both young and old, of popular science and mechanics. He's an incorrigible tinkerer with a constant curiosity for how things work. Gray's readers love how he always brings the perfect combination of know-how, humor, and daring-do to every project or demonstration, be it scientific or mechanical. In How Things Work he explores the mechanical underpinnings of dozens of types of machines and mechanisms, from the cotton gin to the wristwatch to an industrial loom. Filled with stunning original photographs in Gray's inimitable style, How Things Work is a must-have exploration of stuff--large and small--for any builder, maker or lover of mechanical things.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.5 ⭐
The exploration of the elements continues! Theodore Gray's Elements Vault builds on Gray's best-selling book with all new text, plus removable historic letters and other artifacts and collectible samples of real elements The Elements Vault picks up where The Elements left off. Organized into the nine major groups of the periodic table, including the alkali metals, the alkali earth metals, the transition metals, the nonmetals, the metalloids, the halogens, the noble gases, the actinides, and the lanthanides, Elements Vault includes all new text, new photographs, and even more information about the elements. Elements Vault also includes 20 removable historic documents related to the elements and the field of chemistry, such as Einstein's famous letter to Roosevelt explaining the potential of uranium for use in nuclear weapons, a genuine advertisement for lithium-laced 7UP soda, Mendeleev's original notes on the periodic table, and more. Each of these documents is individually packaged in an envelope attached to the book page. The document can be removed and handled and then put back into the book for safekeeping. Also here is a gorgeous 20" x 10" poster of the unique rainbow spectrum emitted by each element in the periodic table. Also included inside the book are real samples of pure elements!Filled with Theo Gray's and Nick Mann's trademark stunning photography throughout, Elements Vault is the perfect addition to Gray's growing series of all-things-elements.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.4 ⭐
Best-selling author Theodore Gray is back with all-new, spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in thrilling, and memorable ways. For nearly a decade, Theodore Gray has been demonstrating basic principles of chemistry and physics through exciting, sometimes daredevil experiments that he executes, photographs, and writes about for his monthly Popular Science column "Gray Matter."Theo Gray's Mad Science: Experiments You Can Do at Home, But Probably Shouldn't, published by Black Dog in 2009, collected Gray's Popular Science columns, along with hundreds of photographs, many of which were not published with the original columns.Now comes the second volume of mad-scientist experiments, which includes more dramatic, enlightening, and sometimes daring demonstrations in which Gray dips his hand into molten lead to demonstrate the Leidenfrost effect; crushes a tomato between two small magnets to demonstrate the power of neodymium-iron-boron magnets; and creates trinkets out of solid mercury to demonstrate how the state of matter depends very much on the temperature at which it exists.Other experiments include:A foil boat floating on an invisible sea!DIY X-ray photos!A bacon lance that cuts steel!Charging a smart phone with apples and pennies!And dozens more!
Introduce Baby to the wonderful, colorful elements that make up his or her world!This board book for babies, ages 6 months to 3 years, features big, bold, and bright photography from Theodore Gray's bestselling adult book The Elements , paired with delightful, baby-friendly text. My First Elements includes 10 elements, one per spread. Each spread features a big photograph of the element on one page, such as an iron horseshoe or nugget of gold. The opposite page shows photographs of the places in baby's world where the element is found from balloons for helium to a swimming pool for chlorine to seaweed for iodine.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.5 ⭐
A fun, fascinating, and amazingly photographic exploration of the periodic table, for curious kids who want to understand how atoms and elements make up everything in the universe.In this very special kids' edition of Theodore Gray's The Elements , budding scientists, ages 6 to 9, will learn all about every element in the periodic table from the first element, Hydrogen (1), to the very last element, Oganesson (118). Filled with great big colorful photographs and fun facts for every element, The Kid's Book of The Elements is the perfect introduction to the fascinating world of chemistry and visual/tactile-based STEM/STEAM learning. This edition also includes 120 sturdy tear-out cards of each element for kids to play with and arrange on their own.
A delightful new Elements board book that teaches baby, age 0-3, all about the ABCs and the elements of the periodic table at the same time. With baby-friendly text and big, bright colorful photographs!ABC ELEMENTS features 26 elements that represent each of the letters of the alphabet-A for Aluminum, B for Bismuth, C for Copper etc. Each letter of the alphabet will be illustrated with a big, beautiful photograph of the element from Theodore Gray's famous photographic element collection.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.4 ⭐
A month-by-month tour of the most beautiful and fascinating elements in the periodic table Based on the best-selling book The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe as well as the best-selling iPad app. Every month shows a full-page, stunning photograph of a featured element in its pure form and offers an interesting and informative anecdote. Smaller images of the element and of compounds are set within the monthly calendar grid, which includes important dates in chemical history and also major North American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand holidays.It’s a delightful gift for scientists, students, teachers, or anyone interested in the diversity, power, and splendor of nature’s elements. This calendar marries scientific passion with an artistic sensibility.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.7 ⭐
A whole new year of The Elements calendar! A month-by-month tour of the most beautiful and fascinating elements in the periodic table.The Elements 2015 Calendar is perfect for scientists, students, teachers, and anyone interested in the beauty and diversity of nature. Each month shows a full-page photograph of a featured element in its pure form and offers an interesting and informative anecdote. The elements in this year's calendar are boron, nitrogen, sodium, argon, nickel, strontium, niobium, indium, thallium, polonium, plutonium, and thorium. Smaller images of each element, as well as compounds, items made with the element, and products containing the element appear within the monthly grid. Also included are important dates in chemical history, as well as major North American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand holidays.Includes a poster of Theodore Gray's famous photographic periodic table!
主要介绍了118种以独立形态存在的化学元素,包括每一个元素的特性和用途、原子重量、密度、熔点、沸点、原子价、负电性以及该元素被发现的时间和地点,并提供了形式十分新颖的元素周期表。
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 5.0 ⭐
Based on Theodore Gray’s best-selling book The A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe , this wall calendar provides a month-by-month tour of the most beautiful and fascinating elements in the periodic table. Perfect for scientists, students, teachers, and anyone interested in the beauty and diversity of nature, this calendar showcases a dozen elements with a full-page photograph in its pure form and offers interesting and informative anecdotes. Elements for the 2019 calendar include strontium, bismuth, mercury, plutonium, xenon, lithium, iodine, carbon, arsenic, copper, promethium, and tin. Smaller images of each element and of compounds are set within the monthly calendar grid, which includes major North American, British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand holidays. Hachette Book Group is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Group. BrownTrout Publishers, Inc. is an independent publishing company founded in 1986 and headquartered in El Segundo, California. Specializing in high-quality printed products utilizing recycled paper and ecologically friendly soy-based inks, BrownTrout is the largest creator and distributor of calendars and seasonal products worldwide. Our products are available at the finest retailers. Visit our website, browntrout.com, for more details about our company and the wide and varied range of items we offer.,p> BrownTrout Publishers, Inc. - The Calendar Company
Based on Theodore Gray's best-selling book The A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe , this wall calendar is a month-by-month exploration of the most beautiful and fascinating elements in the periodic table.Featuring all major holidays and moon phases, as well as important scientific dates such as major discoveries, key people's birthdays, and notable milestones, this calendar is both an aesthetically pleasing and functional way to keep track of your days. With room to make notes and fill-in appointments, this calendar is also a teachable way to learn new and fun facts about chemistry every single day.Perfect for scientists, students, teachers, and anyone interested in the beauty and diversity of science and nature, this calendar showcases over a dozen elements with full-page photographs of their pure form. Also included are interesting and informative anecdotes, history, and facts about each element, and where it can be found in our universe. Past calendars included elements such as strontium, bismuth, mercury, plutonium, lithium, iodine, carbon, arsenic, copper, and more.
by Theodore Gray
Rating: 4.0 ⭐
Every month in this stunning 12-month wall calendar shows a big beautiful photograph of a featured element and gives information and interesting anecdotes about the history and use of the element. Featured elements in the 2017 calendar include cesium (55), sulfur (16), iron (26), oxygen (8), scandium (21), yttrium (39), germanium (32), gold (79), technetium (43), lanthanum (57), tungsten (74), and ruthenium (44). Smaller images of compounds are featured within the monthly grid and show the element's every-day use. Monthly grids include important dates in chemical history, as well as major North American, British, Australian and New Zealand holidays. As well as the monthly phases of the moon.
Display and play with the building blocks of life with The Elements Magnet Set !Based on the iconic images from Theodore Gray's bestselling book The Elements , this beautiful magnet set is the perfect way to add a little atomic flair at work and home. Spell out a fun message or just display and inspire some awe for all the elements that make up the world around you. This miniature kit
by Theodore Gray
Changing the worldb The element, molecule, followed by chemistry, “reactions.”bHow long do we know that the world is moving by chemical reactions? The book is very interesting to see how elements come together to form molecules, and the molecules come together to create a nanoscale battle, or "reaction." From critical knowledge of basic chemistry to advanced theories of deep chemistry, we invite you into a world of magical magic.Theodore Gray finally completed the Chemistry Trilogy series by completing "All Elements of the World 118," "The Molecule That Makes the World," and "The Reactions That Change the World," for about 10 years. did. The end of the series, The Changing World, shows the various aspects of chemical reactions by briefly examining the basics of chemistry, elements and molecules.Fantastic reactions to change the worldWith colorful photos and elaborate paintingsHow are fireworks fireworks and chemical weapons different? Do you know that ancient magic was indeed all chemistry? Why do we always think of something boiling inside glassware when we think of chemistry?The World-Changed Reaction introduces exciting chemical reactions in the world around us, including classrooms, kitchens, factories, and streets. The world of chemistry, which is likely to be difficult to feel, is gradually explored around important concepts such as the principle and nature of chemical reactions, energy transfer, the laws of entropy, and the arrows of time.High-quality photos of structural formulas, science kits, and actual experimental scenes filled with three-dimensional impressions are included in the lab. In addition, the authors explanations are wit-rich and clever, so theres no room for boring. It is useful as a reference material for middle and high school students as well as undergraduate students studying chemistry.
by Theodore Gray
by Theodore Gray
《视觉之旅:神奇的化学元素》:本书以图片形式讲述了目前已知的所有元素的故事。从它们的来源到它们的用途和传奇故事,包罗万象,生动而有趣。本书的最大特色是其赏心悦目插图,它们充满具有摄人心魄的独特魅力,难得一见。 本书作者TheodoreGray是一位化学家,更是一位疯狂的元素收藏爱好者。他多年来费尽心血收集了2000多件与元素有关的各种标本和文物,其收藏可以与任何一个专业的博物馆媲美。本书的所有图片大部分就来源于他的这些收藏。 本书是TheodoreGray的一部科普杰作,其写作过程共花费7年时间。本书出版后广受赞誉,仅英文版就在1年多时间里销售了20余万册,同时被翻译成了15种文字。 不论你是否学过化学,本书一定会成为你最难忘的一堂化学课。它将用有史以来的最华丽的视觉盛宴带你踏上美丽的化学之旅。 《视觉之旅:神奇的化学元素2》:本书基于西奥多·格雷最畅销的图书——《视觉之旅:神奇的化学元素》,揭开了化学元素周期表的神秘面纱,讲述周期表形状的由来,以元素族为主线,介绍各族元素的共性与个性,以及元素化学性质的变化规律和体现形式。视角独到的讲述,配以新的前所未见的精美照片,还有关于元素的更多见闻,带你重新认识你我身边美妙的化学世界。 《视觉之旅:神奇的化学元素2(彩色典藏版)》还附赠化学史上珍贵的史料复制品。 《视觉之旅:化学世界的分子奥秘》:这是又一次内容丰富的探索 展示元素是如何结合成分子 分子又是如何结合而形成世界万物的 现实存在的万事万物都是由各种元素构成的,当它们彼此结合起来时,就形成了多种多样的分子。在本书中,西奥多?格雷以他那本被翻译成23种语言的畅销科普书《视觉之旅:神奇的化学元素》为基础,又朝前延伸了一大步。 元素周期表是现实世界中整个宇宙的基本目录,但我们日常生活中所接触到的分子可是远远超过了元素的数量:难以数清的几十万种分子,相比之下只有118种元素。这是因为原子彼此连接的方式可能有许多种。在本书中,在数以百万的化学结构中,格雷以迷人的故事以及招牌式的精美照片,探索了其中最有趣、最重要、最有用或最漂亮的一些分子。他从原子如何结合成为化合物与分子,以及有机化合物与无机化合物的区别入手,然后针对各种物质的分子是如何形成的,继续展开探索,这些化合物和分子包括肥皂和溶剂油、黏胶和石油、岩石和矿石、绳子和纤维、止痛片和危险的药物、甜味剂、香水和臭气弹、颜色和色素等,以及一些有争议的化合物,如石棉、氯氟烃和硫柳汞等。 许多化合物及其化学结构,被拍成了大幅的、华丽的照片,带着一种前所未有的美丽,充实在本书之中,记录了它们多姿多彩的状态。 正如格雷在《视觉之旅:神奇的化学元素》一书中所说的那样,他在此给我们展示了之前从未见过的分子的神奇。这是一本非常好的图书,特别适合于那些渴望了解更多知识的爱好者,以及任何想要领略物质世界奥秘的人。
by Theodore Gray
These four board books introduce young children to the basics of from atoms to planets. In simple terms and with beautiful illustrations, children learn about the ABCs of the periodic table, the 123s of our solar system, and more. Early learning of science may establish the child to a lifelong love of science.
by Theodore Gray
and Telecommunications Pub 2024-11 116 People's Posts and Telecommunications Press In life. every object you touch is made up of chemical elements. including you and this book. It can be said that chemical elements are the cornerstone of