Theo Gray is the co-founder of Wolfram Research, and as a science geek he's commissioned a rather unusual piece of furniture for himself: A Periodic Table that is literally a table, with samples of material contained in compartments within. (Unsurprisingly, the gold, silver and other precious metals are stored in a nearby safe rather than in the table, and we imagine the radioactive stuff is similarly tucked away.)
Find out why "the world needs a periodic table table":
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