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

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium...

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Main Author: Kean, Sam
Format: EBOOK
Other Format: EAUDIO BOOK
Language:ENGLISH
Published: 2010
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