Abstract
This Essay projects the spark of genius of Mendeleev, whose efforts led to the effective formulation of the periodic table, which has placed the entire world of chemical matter on a palm. The periodic table gave rise to a central paradigm, which did for chemistry what Newton had done for physics and Darwin for biology. Subsequently the Essay recounts the popularization of the Periodic Table through literature by Primo Levi, Oliver Sacks and others, and through music and art by composers and artists, such as Jerry Feldman, the King Crimson band, Tom Lehrer, and George Brecht, Blair Bradshaw, Eugènia Balcells, etc.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 13194-13206 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 38 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 16 Sep 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Mendeleev
- Oliver Sacks
- Primo Levi
- history of chemistry
- periodic table
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