Reviews for Materials for the Hydrogen Economy

The average rating for Materials for the Hydrogen Economy based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-07-15 00:00:00 Joao Marcos This book is a technical presentation of carbon chemistry basics - with the emphasis on the word 'basics'. I was looking for a quick overview/refresher of the basics of atomic theory and other chemistry basics - and that's what I got. It is a quick 90 page read. Provided me, a chemistry novice (one who never took the subject very seriously in school and has not much thought about in the last 45 years), with a quick, concise review of the structure of atoms, how the differences in their structures determine which element they are, how each falls on the periodic table of elements, molecular bonds, naming conventions, bio-molecules, the carbon cycle, and global warming. Is a nice primer prior to more in-depth reading/study of chemistry, biochemistry, and many other related interests. For the most part, exactly what I was looking for and expected. The book's eventual thrust is to global warming, something not of my particular interest at this time. Regardless, it did a nice job preparing me for a deeper investigation into chemistry. Star ratings for this type of book are hard for me to access. I initially and hastily gave it just two stars because I did not want to confuse my ratings of literary works with a pure technical work. I realize that is not the right or fare way to rate books of such widely different types, given what they intended or purport to be. How this rating was determined: In the case of technical books, the rating is based on: a. specific knowledge and level of knowledge I am looking for, balanced against b. the intent of the book in terms of: * content/level of detail * audience: focused on the novice; the moderately experienced; seasoned expert; or combination; popular or professional) c. how well the subject material is presented to the intended audience * logically and progressively understandable * with or without technical jargon (jargon can be meaningful & economic for the experienced) * level of detail needed for its intended audience d. to what extent it all comes together to meet my needs (assuming I did a good job deciding if I fit the profile of the books intended audience)

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-28 00:00:00 Teng Lee "Shut up an' eat yer goddamn banana!" is a common refrain in my house. This is because of potassium, which is found in hearty quantities in that disturbing, yellow fruit. Like all alkali metals, it's reactive as hell, making it one of the floozies or "easy-pieces" of the periodic table, throwing itself willy-nilly into the laps of other elements, shedding electrons like a two-bit whore staring at a checkbook. For us, potassium is very good for your liver and for strewing shit over fields. For the universe, writ large, it makes nice fireworks and lethal injections. Potassium: killer nymphomaniac element = the best element? On a side note, this series is awesome. Compare reading one of these books in these series about elements (written for middle-schoolers) to the corresponding "Wikkiepedio" page. The latter is incomprehensible, full of blue words that lead to more incomprehensible pages. Books: your friends and mine.