Aldersey-Williams was educated at Highgate School and studied the natural sciences at the University of Cambridge.
[1] Aldersey-Williams is perhaps best known for his 2011 book Periodic Tales, which The Daily Telegraph described as "a paean to the building blocks of matter".
[1][2] The book takes a comprehensive look through world history to detail where, how, and why humanity discovered the elements.
[citation needed] Aldersey-Williams has a lifetime hobby, since his teenage days, of collecting samples of the elements and setting them up in his home.
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