Disappearing spoon

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The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element 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.

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? 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 one of our crowning scientific achievements, but it's also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element 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.

Why did a little lithium (Li, 3) help cure poet Robert Lowell of his madness? And how did gallium (Ga, 31) become the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? The Disappearing Spoon has the answers, fusing science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, discovery and alchemy, from the big bang through to the end of time.

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The Disappearing Spoon And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Young Readers Edition

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A young readers adaptation of the new york times bestselling book the disappearing spoon chronicling the extraordinary human history of the periodic table why did gandhi hate iodine i 53 why did the japanese kill godzilla with missiles made of cadmium cd 48 how did radium ra 88 nearly Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

The Disappearing Spoon

Rating: 5 / 5
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Like big game hunters scientists who stalked an undiscovered element courted peril marie curie and enrico fermi both died from exposure to dangerous elements in the course of their experiments but besides them and dmitri mendeleev the deviser of the periodic table which looms over science class Uiterlijk 16 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

The Disappearing Spoon

Rating: 5 / 5 | Prijs: € 6.99

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 reputati Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 28 juli 2011

Aantal pagina's: 400

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Sam Kean

Tweede Auteur: Sam Kean

Hoofduitgeverij: Black Swan

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product hoogte: 50 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 128 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 32 mm

Verpakking lengte: 197 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 277 g

EAN: 9780552777506

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