The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements / Sam Kean.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Back Bay Books, 2011Edition: First Back Bay paperback editionDescription: 391, 9 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9780316051637 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 546 15
LOC classification:
  • QD466 .K37 2010
Summary: Explores intriguing tales about every element of the periodic table, sharing their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, evil, love, the arts, and the lives of the colorful scientists who discovered them.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]) and index.

Explores intriguing tales about every element of the periodic table, sharing their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, evil, love, the arts, and the lives of the colorful scientists who discovered them.

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