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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sam KeanPublish date:2011-06-06Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Back Bay BooksISBN-13:9780316051637ISBN-10:316051632UPC:9780316051637Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Chemistry, HistoryBook Topic:Inorganic, OrganicSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC886ET7SH

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table.

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters?

The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Back Bay BooksISBN-13:9780316051637ISBN-10:316051632UPC:9780316051637Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Chemistry, HistoryBook Topic:Inorganic, OrganicSize:8.20 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC886ET7SH
Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of Caesar's Last Breath, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, The Disappearing Spoon, and The Violinist's Thumb, all of which were also named Amazon top science books of the year.

The Disappearing Spoon was a runner-up for the Royal Society of London's book of the year for 2010, and The Violinist's Thumb and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons...
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