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Building Blocks of the Universe [Import] [Hardcover]

Isaac Asimov (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Abelard-Schuman (1957)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0000CJZ3D
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,834,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer for those interested in Science/Chemistry, October 21, 1997
This book brings the elements of the periodic table into focus as a part of everyday life. It explains their uses, properties, interesting facts, and origins. Inorganic chemistry is explained plainly and in extremely understandable terms. I found the book to be especially useful for young people in middle and high school starting chemistry studies or who are having difficulties with the subject.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I Still Remember, March 28, 2005
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I read this book when I was about 7 years old. I read many many books, but this is the only one I remember specifically from that early time. That was before I knew who Asimov was, or that he was to become my favorite writer as a teenager.

Over 30 years later, I still remember this book as being an introduction to elements and the periodic table. I can still picture the chapter-head illustrations and the explaination of how everything in one column is basically the same.

I suppose it had an effect on my learning about the world from the get-go. After all, I remember details about =this= book, out of the hundreds that formed my knowledge of science and the universe.

Asimov speaks to his readers. If you get anything out of his short essays, imagine a book-length treatment.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Super book. A must read for anyone interested in the elements, August 31, 2007
Asimov presents not just the interesting technical aspects of each element, but also its history and context. Highly recommended.
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