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| ⚫ | '''Hugh Aldersey-Williams''' (born 1959) is a British author and journalist. Aldersey-Williams was educated at [[Highgate School]] and studied the [[natural science]]s at the [[University of Cambridge]]. His several books discuss issues surrounding natural and man-made designs. He has [[curator|curated]] exhibitions at the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] as well as the [[Wellcome Collection]].<ref name=pop/> |
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Aldersey-Williams is perhaps best known for his book ''Periodic Tales'', which ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described as "a paean to the building blocks of matter".<ref name=pop>http://www.popularscience.co.uk/features/feat60.htm</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8283811/Periodic-Tales-by-Hugh-Aldersey-Williams-review.html</ref> |
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Aldersey-Williams is perhaps best known for his 2011 book ''[[Periodic Tales]]'', which ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' described as "a paean to the building blocks of matter".<ref name=pop>{{cite web |website=Popular Science UK |url=http://www.popularscience.co.uk/features/feat60.htm|title=Four Way Interview - Hugh Aldersey-Williams|accessdate=29 March 2011|date=February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512122552/http://www.popularscience.co.uk:80/features/feat60.htm |archive-date=2017-05-12}}</ref><ref name=tele>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8283811/Periodic-Tales-by-Hugh-Aldersey-Williams-review.html|accessdate=29 March 2011|title=Periodic Tales by Hugh Aldersey-Williams: review|first=Graham|last=Farmelo|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=30 January 2011}}</ref> The book takes a comprehensive look through world history to detail where, how, and why humanity discovered [[Chemical element|the elements]]. It also received praise from ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'', which labelled it "lucid" and "enjoyable".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Periodic-Tales-Hugh-Aldersey-Williams/?isbn=9780061824722 |website=HarperCollins |title=Periodic Tales}} {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> In October 2015 he co-curated an exhibition based on the book at [[Compton Verney Art Gallery]], ''Periodic Tales: The Art of the Elements'', exhibiting predominantly contemporary art works and focusing on the relationship between artistic objects and the elemental materials that go into their making.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Campbell-Johnston|first1=Rachel|title=It's elemental: art with good chemistry|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/visualarts/article4573384.ece|accessdate=8 October 2015|work=Times online|date=2 October 2015|url-access=subscription|archive-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017004904/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/visualarts/article4573384.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Aldersey-Williams contributed an essay on [[Sir Thomas Browne]] to [[The Society for Curious Thought]].{{cn|date=June 2024}} |
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==Background== |
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Aldersey-Williams has a lifetime [[hobby]], since his teenage days, of collecting samples of the elements and setting them up in his home.<ref name=tele/> |
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==Books== |
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* {{Cite book |last=Aldersey-Williams |first=Hugh |title=The most beautiful molecule: the discovery of the buckyball |publisher=Wiley |year=1995 |isbn=978-0-471-10938-9 |location=New York |oclc=32349204 |ref=none}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Aldersey-Williams |first=Hugh |title=Zoomorphic: new animal architecture |publisher=Laurence King |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-85669-340-0 |location=London |oclc=53068933 |ref=none |url=https://archive.org/details/zoomorphicnewani0000alde |url-access=registration}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Aldersey-Williams |first=Hugh |title=Periodic tales: a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc |title-link=Periodic Tales |date=2012 |publisher=Ecco |isbn=978-0-06-182473-9 |location=New York |oclc=754770739 |ref=none}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Aldersey-Williams |first=Hugh |title=Anatomies: a cultural history of the human body |date=2013 |publisher=Norton |isbn=978-0-393-23988-1 |location=New York |oclc=827852486 |ref=none}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Aldersey-Williams |first=Hugh |title=In search of Sir Thomas Browne: the life and afterlife of the seventeenth century's most inquiring mind |publisher=W.W. Norton & Company |year=2015 |isbn=978-0-393-24164-8 |location=New York |oclc=891611145 |ref=none}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Aldersey-Williams |first=Hugh |title=Tide: the science and lore of the greatest force on earth |publisher=Viking |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-241-00336-7 |location=London |oclc=951212534 |ref=none}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Aldersey-Williams |first=Hugh |title=Dutch light: Christiaan Huygens and the making of science in Europe |date=2020 |publisher=Picador |isbn=978-1-5098-9333-1 |location=London |oclc=1144105192 |ref=none}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of University of Cambridge members]] |
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*[[List of English writers]] |
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* {{official website|http://www.hughalderseywilliams.com/}} |
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Latest revision as of 11:25, 6 July 2024
Hugh Aldersey-Williams | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) |
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| Occupation(s) | Author, journalist, columnist |
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Hugh Aldersey-Williams (born 1959) is a British author and journalist. Aldersey-Williams was educated at Highgate School and studied the natural sciences at the University of Cambridge. His several books discuss issues surrounding natural and man-made designs. He has curated exhibitions at the Victoria and Albert Museum as well as the Wellcome Collection.[1]
Aldersey-Williams is perhaps best known for his 2011 book Periodic Tales, which The Daily Telegraph described as "a paean to the building blocks of matter".[1][2] The book takes a comprehensive look through world history to detail where, how, and why humanity discovered the elements. It also received praise from Kirkus Reviews, which labelled it "lucid" and "enjoyable".[3] In October 2015 he co-curated an exhibition based on the book at Compton Verney Art Gallery, Periodic Tales: The Art of the Elements, exhibiting predominantly contemporary art works and focusing on the relationship between artistic objects and the elemental materials that go into their making.[4]
Aldersey-Williams contributed an essay on Sir Thomas Browne to The Society for Curious Thought.[citation needed]
Background
[edit]Aldersey-Williams has a lifetime hobby, since his teenage days, of collecting samples of the elements and setting them up in his home.[2]
Books
[edit]- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (1995). The most beautiful molecule: the discovery of the buckyball. New York: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-10938-9. OCLC 32349204.
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (2003). Zoomorphic: new animal architecture. London: Laurence King. ISBN 978-1-85669-340-0. OCLC 53068933.
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (2012). Periodic tales: a cultural history of the elements, from arsenic to zinc. New York: Ecco. ISBN 978-0-06-182473-9. OCLC 754770739.
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (2013). Anatomies: a cultural history of the human body. New York: Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-23988-1. OCLC 827852486.
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (2015). In search of Sir Thomas Browne: the life and afterlife of the seventeenth century's most inquiring mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-24164-8. OCLC 891611145.
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (2016). Tide: the science and lore of the greatest force on earth. London: Viking. ISBN 978-0-241-00336-7. OCLC 951212534.
- Aldersey-Williams, Hugh (2020). Dutch light: Christiaan Huygens and the making of science in Europe. London: Picador. ISBN 978-1-5098-9333-1. OCLC 1144105192.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Four Way Interview - Hugh Aldersey-Williams". Popular Science UK. February 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ a b Farmelo, Graham (30 January 2011). "Periodic Tales by Hugh Aldersey-Williams: review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ "Periodic Tales". HarperCollins. [dead link]
- ^ Campbell-Johnston, Rachel (2 October 2015). "It's elemental: art with good chemistry". Times online. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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