The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of rivalry, adventure, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements

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  • Author: Kean, Sam
    Contributor:

    Petkoff, Robert

    Summary:

    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 this book 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.

    Genre: Biographies and autobiographies, Juvenile nonfiction, Science
    Original Publisher: [New York] , Hachette Book Group
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781549171949

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    1549171941

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    9781549171970

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    1549171976

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Petkoff, Robert

Abstract

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 this book 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.

Genre
Biographies and autobiographies
Juvenile nonfiction
Science
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[New York]

Hachette Book Group

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