A small carbon atom has witnessed the magnificent history of the vast universe for 13.8 billion years and the evolution of life on earth.
This is really a magical thing, isn't it?
We have all memorized Periodic Table , and have been worried about the overwhelming chemical formula (here I only refer to my own poor student). To be honest, I learned biochemistry when I was a child to complete the learning task, so those boring and annoying letters have no vitality in my eyes.
Until I grew up, I read a passage that was about how lucky it was to be a human who is also a carbon-based organism in , but he could have thoughts, flexible hands and brain, and have infinite potential and creativity.
is indeed the case, so every day you live is a gift from life, so why bother anxious and not satisfied.
This book is adapted by American artist John Barnett based on the last element "carbon" in the famous work "The Periodic Table of Elements" by Italian chemist Primo Levi .
Among the 118 elements in the periodic table, carbon is one of the elements that best represent life - "The evolutionary history of carbon is actually the evolutionary history of life."
In the book, through a roaming and traveling of a carbon atom, we take us to witness the formation of galaxies, the generation and reproduction, evolution and evolution of organic life. In order to adapt to various different environments, life has evolved into amazing biodiversity .
Similarly, this atom also takes us to witness the extinction of dinosaurs, the birth of human beings, witness the human civilization step by step to what it is today, and witness the growth of all things.
It even witnessed the ripening of grapes and the entire process of the grape grapefruit juice turning into wine. It also witnesses the body structure and functions of each organism and the survival mode of insects.
From our birth to our death, carbon atoms accompany us to the last punctuation.
What is a carbon atom is best explained in this book. Compared to the boring and obscure text descriptions in the textbook, the carbon atoms in this book seem to have life.
It gives us life with its life.
"This is carbon, an epic of an atom, a miracle about life."
The biggest feeling of reading this book is to lament the magic of life. In the vast universe, humans are so small. The various elements that make up every creature are even smaller. But it is every small they and us that constitute a civilization and a world.
During the long journey, carbon atoms combine with various other elements to produce various wonderful reactions and carry out the evolution of various life. For humans, in the long journey of life, they are always accepting and absorbing new things.
The world is updated every day. When you open your eyes every morning, you may be glad that "Ah, I'm still alive. What an amazing and lucky thing!"
