Introduction: A recipe for reality
The machine gun and the pudding
Where do atoms come from?
Quantum mechanics saves the day
Acids, crystals, and light
Nine elements that changed the world (and one that didn't)
Appendix I. Sulfur with an "f"
Appendix II. Half a proton?
Appendix III. Schrödinger's equation
Appendix IV. Neutrons into protons
Appendix V. The pH and pKa scales
Appendix VI. Groups of the periodic table.
