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What is The Periodic Table?

The Periodic Table is the fundamental organizing tool of chemistry. It was first put together 150 years ago by Dmitry Mendeleev, and has since become a common, even global, language of science, and an iconic image as recognizable as some super-brands.

While many elements are not commonly seen in pure form, their positions in the table defines how they interact with other elements to form the compounds, alloys, and mixtures that make up everything we see.  Including ourselves.

New! For the Curious Young Scientist

The Kid's Book of the Elements

The Kid's Book of the Elements

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A fun, fascinating, and amazingly photographic exploration of the periodic table, for curious kids who want to understand how atoms and elements make up everything in the universe.In this very special kids' edition of Theodore Gray's The Elements, budding scientists, ages 6 to 9, will learn all about every element… Read More

Learn The Periodic Table with Theodore Gray's The Elements Trilogy

Elements

Elements

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With more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, The Elements is the most entertaining, comprehensive, and visually arresting book on all 118 elements in the periodic table. Includes a poster of Theodore Gray's iconic photographic periodic table of the elements! Based on seven years of research and photography by Theodore… Read More

Molecules

Molecules

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In his highly anticipated sequel to The Elements, Theodore Gray demonstrates how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world. Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each other.… Read More

Reactions

Reactions

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The third book in Theodore Gray's bestselling Elements Trilogy, Reactions continues the journey through the world of chemistry that began with his two previous bestselling books The Elements and Molecules. With The Elements, Gray gave us a never-before-seen, mesmerizing photographic view of the 118 elements in the periodic table. In… Read More

Baby Board Books

Theodore Gray's My First Elements

Theodore Gray's My First Elements

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Introduce Baby to the wonderful, colorful elements that make up his or her world! This board book for babies, ages 6 months to 3 years, features big, bold, and bright photography from Theodore Gray's bestselling adult book The Elements, paired with delightful, baby-friendly text. My First Elements includes 10 elements,… Read More

Theodore Gray's ABC Elements

Theodore Gray's ABC Elements

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A delightful new Elements board book that teaches baby, age 0-3, all about the ABCs and the elements of the periodic table at the same time. With baby-friendly text and big, bright colorful photographs! ABC ELEMENTS features 26 elements that represent each of the letters of the alphabet-A for Aluminum,… Read More

More Titles from Theodore Gray

How Things Work

How Things Work

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Million-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, real-time experiments, and stunning photography to the inner workings of machines, big and small, revealing the extraordinary science, beauty, and rich history of everyday things. Theodore Gray has become a household name… Read More

Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science

Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science

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The ultimate Theodore Gray collection, Theodore Gray's Completely Mad Science collects every one of Gray's dramatic, visually spectacular, and enlightening scientific experiments into one complete volume. Bestselling author Theodore Gray has spent more than a decade dreaming up, executing, photographing, and writing about extreme scientific experiments, which he then published… Read More

Mad Science 2

Mad Science 2

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Best-selling author Theodore Gray is back with all-new, spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in thrilling, and memorable ways. For nearly a decade, Theodore Gray has been demonstrating basic principles of chemistry and physics through exciting, sometimes daredevil experiments that he executes, photographs, and writes about… Read More

Meet The Author: Theodore Gray

Theodore Gray is the author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions, as well as Theodore Gray’s Completely Mad Science. He is the creator of the bestselling iPad apps “Elements” and “Molecules,” which have both been named “App of the Week” by Apple and was Director of “Disney Animated” (also honored by Apple as “iPad App of the Year”). Gray appeared on stage with Steve Jobs several times in his capacity as a software creator. He also co-founded Wolfram Research, Inc., makers of the widely-used software Mathematica and the Wolfram Alpha website. He lives in Urbana, Illinois.

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