The Disappearing Spoon

by Sam Kean

Rating: 4.50 (1 ratings)

First published 2010

From the Big Bang to the modern age, the elements of the Periodic Table have played starring roles in the grand drama of human history. Discover the shocking secrets behind the discovery of radium, the mischievous pranks that use gallium, and why Gandhi despised iodine. In The Disappearing Spoon, the periodic table's most notorious elements come to life in a thrilling saga of ambition, betrayal, and the endless mysteries of the natural world.

Genres: history, science, non-fiction, biography-memoir

Vibes: engaging, informative, thought-provoking

Tropes: informative-narrative

416 pages · Paperback · Back Bay Books

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