Sat, 21 Sept
|Biggar Corn Exchange
Periodic Success - An Exploration of the Elements
The periodic table has been a science icon for 150 years. Join Jamie Gallagher on a journey around this iconic classroom poster, travelling from the Iron Age to the edges of our Solar System bringing the elements to life through explosions, laughs and a few grizzly tales of their secret lives.
Time & Location
21 Sept 2019, 16:00 – 17:00
Biggar Corn Exchange, 126 High St, Biggar ML12 6DL, UK
About the event
As seen at Edinburgh Science Festival and the Royal Institution in London, materials scientist Dr. Jamie Gallagher brings the periodic table to life. If you thought that the periodic table was dull and boring, think again! Behind this iconic classroom poster lives tales of romance, murder, greed and wonder. This show will take you from the Iron Age to the edges of our Solar System, bringing the elements to life through explosions, laughs and a few grizzly tales of their secret lives. Which element will make you reek of garlic? Why do we love gold? And what is the disgusting secret of antimony?