World of the Elements

Prof Hans-Jurgen Quadbeck-Seeger was a long-serving member of the board at BASF, responsible for research. He is honorary professor at the University of Heidelberg, was President of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, a member of the senate at the Max-Planck Society and has over 50 patents and several books to his name.

• About the Historical Periodic Table and the Chemometer 6Data and FactsThe History of the Atomic Model 16The Elements of the World 25Properties, Discovery, Occurance & ApplicationsWhere to from Here? 83The Elements and Life 84The Elements in Culture and Language 88Chemical Olympics 90Interesting Facts from the World of ChemistryFall of a Winged Word 95Water 96AppendixChronology of the Discovery of the Elements 98Places of Discovery 99Periodicity of Atomic Properties 100Abundance of the Elements 102World Production of Elements and Raw Materials 104Nobel Prize Winners 106Alternative Representations of the Periodic System 107Occupation of the Shells and Orbitals 108The World of the Elements — Literature 109Sources of Photograph 110

"Quadbeck-Seeger's book is the one to grab for a quick bit of information: Where is tellurium located on the periodic table? What is it used for? What is the atomic weight? Almost all elements get half a page dedicated to this sort of information." (Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2009) "In this book you will find all necessary and interesting facts about the elements."  (Metall, October 2007)