This short introduction takes us on a journey through the history of the elements and highlights its deep cultural influence on humans. You address the reason that prompted people to seek to understand the substances surrounding them throughout the ages. Away from the periodic table, the author reviews our long relationship with the material, starting with the simple view of Greek philosophers to the actions of modern scholars who managed to create new elements. The book presents an interesting journey full of tales and anecdotes, through which he seeks to answer the basic question: Who made the world and what are the basic components that formed it?