This one is nearly finished, but can you guess what it is? (Other than a periodic table of course!)
Category Archives: Misc
Density rainbows
I’ve been having fun this June with density rainbows – my children’s former primary school last week for their Science Day, and another local primary school this week for their Science Week. My thanks as always to Cambridge Chemistry Department for the loan of labcoats – borrowing them always guarantees some baking hot days!
Crystal glass
Delighted to have been asked by Cambridge Chemistry Department to write about the glass in their toilets! A nice piece of British design history… https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/crystallography-inspired-festival-britain-glass
Ørsted bros.
Two years ago we were on a short break in Copenhagen and sought out the statue of Hans Christian Ørsted, discoverer of aluminium and electromagnetism. He stands proudly at the focal point of the Ørstedsparken, with the three Norns – the Norse goddesses of destiny – at his feet. We were amused to also happenContinue reading “Ørsted bros.”
Festival of Britain Periodic Table
To mark the anniversary of Mendeleev’s birth in 1834, here is a little postcard that sits on my desk. It is the Periodic Table mural created by Edgar Longman for the Festival of Britain in 1951. I find the spiral form fascinating, and love how all the women are wearing bobby socks! It was actuallyContinue reading “Festival of Britain Periodic Table”
Periodic greetings
This is one of a series of greetings cards I have made using the letters and numbers of the periodic table. The beautiful papers used here and on my homepage are designed and printed in Cambridge by Cambridge Imprints.
Dalton’s Garden
This greetings card is inspired by the element symbols devised by English chemist John Dalton in the early 19th century. In order to represent the atoms of each element and show how they combine to make molecules and compounds, he devised a set of symbols, each consisting of a circle around a distinct motif orContinue reading “Dalton’s Garden”
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