The 13th Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780471394556 (0471394556)
Publish date: August 28th 2000
Publisher: Wiley
Pages no: 327
Edition language: English
I learned so much about phosphorus and phosphorus-related things in this book. I think the coolest thing I learned was that phosphorus is not actually phosphorescent (it's luminescent!). My only complaint is that sometimes the author falls into what I feel is too much detail for a general audience...