The disappearing spoon and other tales of madness, love and the history of the world from the periodic table
Kean, Sam2010
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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.
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Boston, Mass. ; London : Little, Brown, 2010.
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320 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:
9780316051644 (hbk)
Dewey class:
540.9
Language:
English
BRN:
124444
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