More on Periodic Table
Resources
[EditorŐs note: Helen
OŐKeefe, when she saw last summerŐs issue of the NEACT Journal, 24(1) - cover story: periodic table/newest element -
told those of us at the summer
conference about the Periodic Table mystery series by Camille Minichino. On Dr. MinichinoŐs web site you will
also find a list of other things she has written, including short stories,
popular press nonfiction, science education and philosophy of science papers,
and her writings in experimental physics and nuclear systems. You can check these listings at www.minichino.com, as well as keep up to
date on new books in the Periodic Table series.]
The
Periodic Table Mysteries
In this series, Dr. Gloria Lamerino, retired physicist
back from California, moves into an apartment above a funeral home in Revere,
Massachusetts. When she signs on
to help the Police Department in science-related homicides, she doesn't realize
she may have 109 cases ahead of her.
The
Hydrogen Murder,
Avalon Books, NY, November, 1997; The
Hydrogen Murder,
paperback edition, World Wide Mysteries, September 2003; The
Hydrogen Murder,
large print edition, Thorndike Press, Summer 2004.
The
Helium Murder,
Avalon Books, NY, Spring, 1998; The
Helium Murder,
paperback edition, World Wide Mysteries, January 2004.
The
Lithium Murder,
paperback edition, World Wide Mysteries, Summer 2001
The
Beryllium Murder,
Harper Collins, NY, March 2000; The
Beryllium Murder,
large print edition, Thorndike Press, Summer 2001; The
Beryllium Murder,
paperback edition, World Wide Mysteries, October 2001.
The
Boric Acid Murder, St. Martin's Press, 2002; The
Boric Acid Murder,
paperback edition, World Wide Mysteries, May 2004; The
Boric Acid Murder,
large print edition, Thorndike Press, December 2002.
The
Carbon Murder,
St. Martin's Press, 2004; The
Carbon Murder,
large print edition, Thorndike Press, 2004;The
Carbon Murder,
paperback edition, World Wide Mysteries, March 2005.
The
Nitrogen Murder, St. Martin's Press, May 2005.
These mysteries can be purchased at the following online stores: Amazon.com;
Barnes &
Noble; Booksense.
Another
book related to the Periodic Table that came to the EditorŐs attention and is
an interesting read, though it contained 2 or 3 conceptual errors: Wiker, Benjamin D. The Mystery of the Periodic Table; www.bethlehembooks.com
Ref. for the above: The NEACT Journal 2006, 24(2), 21.