15.07.11 - 23-09.11

ELEMENTS: THE BEAUTY OF CHEMISTRY

ELEMENTS invites you to see Science Gallery's latest exhibition go off with a bang as we explore the beauty of the elements, the design icon that is the periodic table and stir up some reactions in the atomic kitchen. Science Gallery and Trinity College Dublin's School of Chemistry present an interactive exhibition exploring the beauty of chemistry.

The exhibition, launching in the International Year of Chemistry, is curated by David Grayson, Daniel O’Donovan, Hugh Aldersey-Williams and Michael John Gorman, and is a partnership between Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin and the BergamoScienza festival, with the assistance of researcher Brigid Lanigan and advisor Silvia Giordani.

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Curators

David Grayson - Head of School of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin

Daniel O’Donovan - School of Mathematics - Trinity College Dublin

Hugh Aldersey-Williams -Author and journalist

Michael John Gorman - Founding Director of Science Gallery

Highlights

Exhibits

Featured
PATTERSON PERIODIC TABLES
PATTERSON PERIODIC TABLES

Rhodes Reason presents the Periodic Table of the Elements in a new form.

Project Orbit
Project Orbit

Project Orbit investigates the representation of atomic structures

PLATINUM, Pt
PLATINUM, Pt

Platinum was discovered in Europe around 1750…

SODIUM, Na
SODIUM, Na

Sodium lamps were first used as street lighting in the 1930s

MAGNETOSCOPE
MAGNETOSCOPE

Magnetoscope, which contains two powerful Neodymium (Nd) Magnets

MERCURY, Hg
MERCURY, Hg

The only liquid metal, mercury is both enchanting and toxic.

CARBON, C
CARBON, C

Diamond and graphite…

CALCIUM, Ca
CALCIUM, Ca

Calcium is the most abundant metal in the human body

GOLD, Au
GOLD, Au

Gold, as the only yellow metal, is rare and unique.

ARGON, Ar
ARGON, Ar

Neon signs are iconic…

ARSENIC, As
ARSENIC, As

Arsenic pigments were popular in Victorian times…

I DON’T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT THE STOVE
I DON’T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT THE STOVE

Mendeleev’s periodic table

SILICON, Si
SILICON, Si

Silicon is one of those elements that we hear about but seldom glimpse

RADIUM, Ra
RADIUM, Ra

The world became suddenly obsessed with this exciting element.

IRON, Fe
IRON, Fe

‘Meme’ is a concept devised by the scientist Richard Dawkins

LEAD, Pb
LEAD, Pb

Lead is heavy and soft, and has been used to make everything from batteries to bullets.

Chemical Vision
Chemical Vision
URANIUM, U
URANIUM, U

Our troubled image of the element uranium is due almost entirely to its use as a nuclear fuel…

COBALT, Co
COBALT, Co

Small quantities of cobalt salts were used to create the rich and distinctive blue colour of these glass bottles.

COPPER, Cu
COPPER, Cu

Copper has many attractive properties…