A richly illustrated history of a single atom of carbon, tracing its many manifestations from the Big Bang to the present.Carbon: One Atom's Odyssey is an illustrated adaptation of 'Carbon,' a short story from Italian chemist, writer, and Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi. It traces the life story and many molecular manifestations of a single atom of this life-essential element.You'll follow one atom from its spectacular birth 14 billion years ago through its harrowing journey on