The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements - Paperback
by Sam Kean
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780316388276ISBN-10:316388270UPC:9780316388276Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Science & Nature, HistoryBook Topic:History of Science, Chemistry, ModernSize:8.10 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCXE41GAGH
Explore the wacky, weird, and wonderful true stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in history--the periodic table!--in this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon. Why did Gandhi hate iodine?
How did radium nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?
And why did tellurium lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is a...
How did radium nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?
And why did tellurium lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is a...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780316388276ISBN-10:316388270UPC:9780316388276Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Science & Nature, HistoryBook Topic:History of Science, Chemistry, ModernSize:8.10 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCXE41GAGH
Sam Kean is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Disappearing Spoon and The Violinist's Thumb andThe Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Mental Floss, Slate, and New Scientist, and has been featured on NPR's "Radiolab" and "All Things Considered."
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Young Readers' Edition
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