Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon

And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

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Produktbeschreibung

Here is the story of human history and the universe as told by each element of the periodic tablefrom King Midas to Marie Curie, and from Lewis and Clark to Dante and Twain. In THE DISAPPEARING SPOON, Sam Kean discovers the hidden tales and quirky details that show us how the elements relate to history, finance, alchemy, mythology, petty politics, poison, crime, war, the arts, and even love. Chemistry class has never been such fun.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Little Brown and Company
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 164mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780316051644
• ISBN-10: 0316051640
• Artikelnr.: 29001867

Autorenporträt

Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of Caesar's Last Breath, The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, The Disappearing Spoon, and The Violinist's Thumb, all of which were also named Amazon top science books of the year. The Disappearing Spoon was a runner-up for the Royal Society of London's book of the year for 2010, and The Violinist's Thumb and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons were nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2013 and 2015, as well as the AAAS/Subaru SB&F prize. His work has appeared in the Best American Nature and Science Writing, the New Yorker, the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, Psychology Today, Slate, Mental Floss, and other publications, and he has been featured on NPR's "Radiolab," "All Things Considered," and "Fresh Air."