Mining – The Episodic Table of Elements

Cobalt is a tricksy little element, which means the scientists who’ve dealt with it the most are some of the cleverest people to have ever walked the Earth.

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3. Lithium: The Element Of Surprise

by trappleton

January 22, 2018

6:00 am

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Atomic Structure, Australia, Bolivia, Energy, Ernest Rutherford, Fission, Guano, Imperialism, Mining, Nobel Prizes, Paracelsus, Particle Accelerators, Pharmaceuticals, Psychiatry, Salts, Singapore, Spain, World War I, World War II

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We cautiously approach this explosively reactive element and learn about its surprising ability to stabilize moods, with a brief foray into Bolivian economics along the way.

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