The Disappearing Spoon
- Publisher : Hachette India
- Publishing year : September 2019
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780316388276
- Imprint : Little Brown
- Age Group : Young Adult
- Language : English
The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: ...
The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (Te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?
The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow elements on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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