Wonderful life with the elements : the periodic table personified /
Yorifuji, Bunpei, 1973-
Wonderful life with the elements : the periodic table personified / by Bunpei Yorifuji. - San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2012. - 205 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Includes a folded periodic table of elements. Includes index.
"Get to Know the Elements! From the brilliant mind of Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji comes Wonderful Life with the Elements, an illustrated guide to the periodic table that gives chemistry a friendly face.In this super periodic table, every element is a unique character whose properties are represented visually: heavy elements are fat, man-made elements are robots, and noble gases sport impressive afros. Every detail is significant, from the length of an element's beard to the clothes on its back. You'll also learn about each element's discovery, its common uses, and other vital stats like whether it floats--or explodes--in water.Why bother trudging through a traditional periodic table? In this periodic paradise, the elements are people too. And once you've met them, you'll never forget them"--
9781593274238 (hardback) 1593274238 (hardback)
2012020784
Chemical elements--Comic books, strips, etc.
Periodic table of the elements--Comic books, strips, etc.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / General.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Inorganic.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical.
QD467 / .Y6613 2012
546
Wonderful life with the elements : the periodic table personified / by Bunpei Yorifuji. - San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2012. - 205 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Includes a folded periodic table of elements. Includes index.
"Get to Know the Elements! From the brilliant mind of Japanese artist Bunpei Yorifuji comes Wonderful Life with the Elements, an illustrated guide to the periodic table that gives chemistry a friendly face.In this super periodic table, every element is a unique character whose properties are represented visually: heavy elements are fat, man-made elements are robots, and noble gases sport impressive afros. Every detail is significant, from the length of an element's beard to the clothes on its back. You'll also learn about each element's discovery, its common uses, and other vital stats like whether it floats--or explodes--in water.Why bother trudging through a traditional periodic table? In this periodic paradise, the elements are people too. And once you've met them, you'll never forget them"--
9781593274238 (hardback) 1593274238 (hardback)
2012020784
Chemical elements--Comic books, strips, etc.
Periodic table of the elements--Comic books, strips, etc.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / General.
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Inorganic.
SCIENCE / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical.
QD467 / .Y6613 2012
546