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Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2018 BRAGE PRIZE
''[T]his lovely book. An enjoyable sweep through topics ranging from respiration to space exploration -solid science presented in an engagingly human way''
Andrew Crumey, author of The Great Chain of Unbeing
''Perfect popular science . . . not just a well-written story about the elements, but a book about being human in the world today''
Åsmund H. Eikenes, author of Splash: A History of Our Bodies
We all know that we depend on elements for survival - from oxygen in the air we breathe to carbon in the molecular structures of all living things. But we seldom appreciate how, say, phosphorus holds our DNA together or how potassium powers our optic nerves enabling us to see.
Physicist and award-winning author Anja Røyne takes us on an astonishing journey through chemistry and physics, introducing the building blocks from which we humans - and everything else in the world - are made
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[T]his lovely book. An enjoyable sweep through topics ranging from respiration to space exploration -solid science presented in an engagingly human way. -- Andrew Crumey, author of The Great Chain of Unbeing
