It's Elementary - It's Boron
Ch1.The Fifth Element: Boron's Place on the Periodic Table
Ch2.Ancient Glazes and Desert Salts: A History Before Chemistry
Ch3.From Borax Mines to Molecular Bonds: How Boron Is Extracted and Refined
Ch4.The Crystal and the Amorphous: Physical and Chemical Properties
Ch5.Borosilicate, Boric Acid, and Beyond: Compounds That Shape Industry
Ch6.Death Valley to the Altiplano: Geography of the World's Boron Deposits
Ch7.Rockets, Reactors, and Semiconductors: Boron in Advanced Technology
Ch8.Nutrition, Toxicology, and Tomorrow: Boron's Biological and Future Roles