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The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in THE DISAPPEARING SPOON follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.<br><br> We learn that Marie Curie used to provoke jealousy in colleagues

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Author

Kean, Sam

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780552777506

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, World, Chemistry

Rating

3.9 / 5 (27,563 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13