The Disappearing Spoon...And Other True Tales From The Periodic Table

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.

• | By (Author): Sam Kean
• | Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jul 28, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0552777501
• | ISBN-13: 9780552777506