"Kikinzoku-no Kagaku" by SUGANO Teruzou

SUGANO Teruzou is a elderly Japanese scientist, I guess. His specialty is rust of metals.

The title of this book means 'Science of Novel Metals' and this book is written about novel metals - metals which are chemically stable, difficult to ionize, expensive, and short of resources. It contains eight elements: Au (gold), Ag (silver), Pt (platinum), Ru (ruthenium), Rh (rhodium), Pd (palladium), Os (osmium), and Ir (iridium). Physical, chemical, industrial, cultural, historical, and financial features are explained for these elements as well as Cu (copper), Fe (iron), and Hg (mercury). The descriptions are very easy to read, and the book is something like gatherings of columns.

(Finished reading on Apr. 5, 2008)


The more detailed Japanese version of this article is here!

Japanese character(s) (kanji)
* SUGANO Teruzou : 菅野照造
* Kikinzoku-no Kagaku : 貴金属の科学