Much Ado about (Practically) Nothing: A History of the Noble Gases is an engaging look at what the recent research on the noble gases can teach us about the composition and history of the earth and our cosmos. INDICE: 1.: In the Beginning; 2.: Helium; 3.: Argon; 4.: Helium and theAge of the Earth; 5.: Helium and the Nuclear Atom; 6.: Interlude: Helium, Argon, and Creationism; 7.: Brookhaven and Meteorites; 8.: Interlude: Cornell; 9.: K/Ar and the Irons; 10.: Interlude: The Spreading Sea Floor; 11.: Miami: Measuring the Spreading Sea Floor; 12.: The Argon Surprise; 13.: Primordial gases: Evolution of the Earth; 14.: Krypton; 15.: Xenon and the Primordial Gases: Evolution of the Solar System; 16.: Back on Earth: Tommy Gold and Fossil Fuels;17.: Back to the Stars: Fritz Houtermanns, and How Do Stars Burn; 18.: And onto the Cosmos: Ray Davis, Argon, and the Neutrino Kerfluffle; 19.: Life on Mars!; 20.: From the Sublime to the Serious: Radon; 21.: L'Envoi, or How ScienceWorks: A Morality Tale
- ISBN: 978-0-19-539396-5
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés