Abstract
THE WORLD'S LARGEST periodic table made its debut in Chicago on Sept. 22 at the kick-off event for a two-week citywide science education and awareness program. The giant chart, which stood eight stories tall and some 200 feet wide, consisted of 111 posters, each displaying the symbol and atomic number of a chemical element. It occupied most of the windows of one face of the Richard J. Daley Center, a prominent Chicago building. The larger than life table was unveiled at the opening of the first annual Chicago Science Expedition, which was organized to emphasize the importance of science not only in the classroom but in everyday life, according to Michael Davis, an assistant chemistry professor at Chicago's Harold Washington College and one of the event planners. On opening day, passersby were drawn to the large plaza below the periodic table display, where a setup like a state fair provided Chicagoans with an opportunity to ...
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