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Praise for Elemental: A hugely entertaining tour of the periodic table and the 118 elements that are the basic building blocks of everything. - Daily Mail Praise for Elemental: Perfect for students and newcomers to science writing . . . From the composition of the stars to the elements most useful to humans, James offers a cheerful selection of short, fascinating chapters suitable for reading in any order. A wide audience can enjoy this accessible peak into the history of chemistry and the periodic table. - Publishers Weekly With hand-drawn diagrams, wacky humour and assorted facts, Elemental is great fun, taking us to realms beyond anything Mendeleyev ever dreamed of. - Wall Street Journal Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James. - New York Post Praise for Elemental: Perfect for students and newcomers to science writing. - Publishers Weekly Praise for Elemental: You'll be missing out if you don't read it. - How It Works magazine Tim James' Fundamental is an outstanding introduction to the seemingly unapproachable world of Quantum Mechanics, filled with enough humour and wit to break the ice. - Always Trust in Books Praise for Fundamental: This book should be read to kids in school instead of the Bible! - Breakfast Shirts

Praise for Elemental: A hugely entertaining tour of the periodic table and the 118 elements that are the basic building blocks of everything. - Daily Mail Praise for Elemental: Perfect for students and newcomers to science writing . . . From the composition of the stars to the elements most useful to humans, James offers a cheerful selection of short, fascinating chapters suitable for reading in any order. A wide audience can enjoy this accessible peak into the history of chemistry and the periodic table. - Publishers Weekly With hand-drawn diagrams, wacky humour and assorted facts, Elemental is great fun, taking us to realms beyond anything Mendeleyev ever dreamed of. - Wall Street Journal Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James. - New York Post Praise for Elemental: Perfect for students and newcomers to science writing. - Publishers Weekly Praise for Elemental: You'll be missing out if you don't read it. - How It Works magazine Tim James' Fundamental is an outstanding introduction to the seemingly unapproachable world of Quantum Mechanics, filled with enough humour and wit to break the ice. - Always Trust in Books Praise for Fundamental: This book should be read to kids in school instead of the Bible! - Breakfast Shirts

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Tim James is the child of Welsh/English and Jamaican parents. He was raised in Nigeria, educated in England and lives in America where he is frequently mistaken for an Australian. He taught chemistry and physics for eleven years and now works full-time as an author and screenwriter. Sometimes he has a beard.

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