There is a book called "The Molecular Mysteries of the Chemical World in Visual Journey".

A Visual Journey to the Molecular Mysteries of the Chemical World (Color Collection Edition)

Theodore Gray

Nick Mann's Photography

A good popular science book that I almost missed.

if the visual tour is a sunny beach with flowers and plants, that's what I like. The chemical world stumped me at once. It reminds me of the periodic table of elements that I never know by heart and scary chemical experiments. I don't know where my imagination comes from, and I'm always worried about operational mistakes.

Therefore, when I was able to study liberal arts, I quickly abandoned Chemistry.

So, when I got this book, I leafed through it and was left out by myself.

Only in recent years have I suddenly fallen in love with reading. I am unwilling to read, and I don't believe that I am mentally retarded in mathematics and physics. At the same time, I feel that if I don't know mathematics and physics and lack basic common sense, I can't be objective when I know people and read the world, which is not good for reading itself.

so, I finally remembered the visual journey.

"Everything in reality is made up of various elements. When they are combined with each other, they form various molecules."

This sentence made my heart move, and I read that "in this world, all real substances are composed of various elements in the periodic table." I no longer doubt life.

I don't believe in chemistry when I was superstitious about jade crystal to ward off evil spirits. When I was superstitious about the pursuit of original ecology in organic food, I didn't believe that sugar and saccharin, sodium cyclamate, acesulfame, aspartame and neotame were all of the same kind. I thought "sugar" was original ecology food. When I was a child, my family warned me not to take out food to buy sugar water because I might drink saccharin water. When you grow up, even if you clearly see the packaging instructions of sugar, you can pretend that you don't know that it is chemical synthesis. "Visual Journey: Molecular Mysteries in the Chemical World" clearly states, "Nature and factories have created a variety of sugars, and the changes depend on the types and quantities of monosaccharides connected and the connection methods between them. Each combination has its own unique chemical structure, taste and health significance. "

the reason why I seldom touch cosmetics in recent years is that I finally accepted the fact of "chemical action", preferring to eat and drink well rather than torture my face. In fact, human beings have long been inseparable from chemicals, food, clothing, housing and transportation, and chemistry is working everywhere. You can't think of pollution and toxicity at the mention of chemistry. These also exist, and how to treat them scientifically and rationally is the key point.

The elements and molecules in the photographer Nick Mann's lens are really beautiful, which makes people unforgettable and even fall in love with studying chemistry. I really don't understand why I stubbornly ignored it a few years ago. Even if I look at the author's brief introduction, I should buy other works of the author, such as the best-selling popular science book Visual Journey: Magical Chemical Elements, which has been translated into 23 languages.

don't get me wrong, I don't have a plan to study chemistry department, but it is necessary to master more popular science knowledge, so as not to make big jokes in life, and the more knowledgeable you are, the more practical you can be.

I put this book down, and I remembered that when I was studying in the middle of junior high school, I sat askew and pretended to be reviewing. I was criticized by the female chemistry teacher for not sitting, so how can I read a good book? A little embarrassed and a little touched.

I really didn't study well either. After several years, I reluctantly went to other places to study. Of course, the tall and handsome head teacher read my resume. The first thing he said to me was to ask me if I knew a teacher. I said yes. She taught me chemistry. The class teacher said it was his college classmate.

just a few words, which relieved my reserve. I said this foolishly in the dormitory, and then it was gone. I have lived stupidly until now. "Life is complicated!" Someone reminded me all the way, but I have never been complicated. Now, only "stupid people have stupid blessings" can comfort myself.

My handsome head teacher only took us for a year, and we didn't get along for long after deducting the holidays in winter and summer vacations. I remember that he wore light sunglasses and walked with his head held high. I remember that his children were still very young and a little timid. I'm a liberal arts student, and he didn't teach us chemistry either. He seems to be the secretary of the Youth League Committee. It's a little long ago, so I haven't seen him since I left school. I heard that he later came down because of something. A few years ago, I met the female chemistry teacher in junior high school. She was still so quick-witted as before. I don't remember telling her about my handsome head teacher.

Memory is becoming more and more unreliable. Cantonese people often say that life is also very chemical. How can you and I not look at it?

from the elements of chemistry to the perception of life, that is, the only problem of liberal arts students, right? If I could read a few interesting popular science books, maybe my life would have a different story.

Don't regret it, it's not too late. Embrace science in the sea of books.