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  • Published: 21 October 2015
  • ISBN: 9780241206577
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 96
  • RRP: $26.00

All About Chemistry



An explosive look at chemistry with Robert Winston

Want to learn all about chemistry with one of the world's most famous science professors? It's elementary, my dear Winston!

In All About Chemistry, Robert Winston guides children of all ages through the explosive world of atoms, elements and the periodic table. Learn what the ancients thought about elements (earth, air, fire and water) and discover what the philosopher's stone was really about, before heading into the modern world of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon. Examine what a dog is made from, see how a helium balloon floats, and find out what's on your plate and in your water.

With the whole of the periodic table explained and catalogued, and common elements including sodium, gold, and iron explored, this book brings to life what the world is made of.

  • Published: 21 October 2015
  • ISBN: 9780241206577
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 96
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Robert Winston

Lord Robert Winston is one of Britain's best-known scientists. As Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College, London, and an active researcher in reproductive physiology, he has made advances in fertility medicine and is a leading voice in the debate on embryo research and genetic engineering. His television series, which include Your Life in Their Hands, Making Babies, The Human Body, Child of Our Time, Human Instinct, The Story of God and A Child Against All Odds, have made him a household name. He became a life peer in 1995, and is the founder of the charity Women for Women.

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