UCLA chemistry lecturer and author Dr Eric Scerri is co-editor of a recently released new book on the periodic table.
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP), the book titled “Mendeleev to Oganesson – A Multidisciplinary Perspective on the Periodic Table” was released in March 2018.
“Since 1969, the international chemistry community has only held conferences on the topic of the Periodic Table three times, and the 2012 conference in Cusco, Peru was the first in almost a decade” the OUP website for the book states. “The conference was highly interdisciplinary, featuring papers on geology, physics, mathematical and theoretical chemistry, the history and philosophy of chemistry, and chemical education, from the most reputable Periodic Table scholars across the world. Eric Scerri and Guillermo Restrepo have collected fifteen of the strongest papers presented at this conference, from the most notable Periodic Table scholars. The collected volume will contain pieces on chemistry, philosophy of science, applied mathematics, and science education.”
Scerri recently posted a blog about the book on the Oxford University Press website titled “2019, the year of the periodic table”.
In addition to being a world authority on the history and philosophy of the periodic table, Scerri is the author or editor of 11 books and a full-time lecturer in the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He was the historical consultant for the 2015 PBS docudrama Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements in which he is interviewed extensively about Mendeleev. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the international journal Foundations of Chemistry which covers the history and philosophy of chemistry, and chemical education.
To learn more about Scerri, visit his website.
