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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness by Sam Kean, Sam Kean
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness

Sam Kean, Sam Kean

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness

Sam Kean, Sam Kean

394 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
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Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters?* The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a tr...

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