Chapter 1 The landscape -- chapter 2 Elements created in stars -- chapter 3 Synthetic elements -- chapter 4 Elements made with light ion beams from {u2018}small{u2019} cyclotrons -- chapter 5 Hot fusion and controversial discoveries: elements 102 to 106 -- chapter 6 Cold fusion and {u2018}big{u2019} cyclotrons -- chapter 7 The dream: uranium beams -- chapter 8 Models, cross-section and fusion -- chapter 9 New techniques {u2013} kinematic separators and position-sensitive detectors -- chapter 10 New elements and other stories: from bohrium to meitnerium -- chapter 11 The year 1988: a new beginning -- chapter 12 Three more elements: 110, 111 and 112 -- chapter 13 Names mean more than numbers -- chapter 14 Attack on the domain of superheavies: elements 114, 116 and 118 -- chapter 15 Epilogue -- chapter 1 Bibliography.