Carbon: One Atom's Odyssey (Barnett John)(Pevná vazba)

A richly illustrated history of a single atom of carbon, tracing its many manifestations from the Big Bang to the present. Carbon: One Atom's Odyssey is an illustrated adaptation of 'Carbon, ' a short story from Italian chemist, writer, and Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi. It traces the life story and many molecular manifestations of a single atom of this life-essential element. You'll follow one atom from its spectacular birth 14 billion years ago through its harrowing journey on planet earth where it has become a basic building block of nearly 10 million known compounds in living things. You'll learn that carbon:
- Is breathed in by the Peregrine Falcon
- Helps trees grow strong and tall
- Lets a moth's eye make sense of light
- Is found in your pencil as well as in your liver
- And even helps convert grapes into wine In this wondrous
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