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Hugh Aldersey-Williams

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Hugh Aldersey-Williams is an author and journalist from the United Kingdom. Aldersey-Williams studied the natural sciences at the University of Cambridge. His several books have discusses 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 book Periodic Tales, which The Daily Telegraph described as "a paean to the building blocks of matter".[1][2]

Background

Aldersey-Williams has a lifetime hobby, since his teenage days, of collecting samples of the elements and setting them up in his home.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Four Way Interview - Hugh Aldersey-Williams". popularscience.co.uk. February 2011. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8283811/Periodic-Tales-by-Hugh-Aldersey-Williams-review.html