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The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table
Sam Kean
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The Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table
Sam Kean
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.
400 pages, Illustrations, ports.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 28, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780552777506 |
| Publishers | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 122 × 184 × 26 mm · 278 g |
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