The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

by Sam Kean

Book Overview

Explore the wacky, weird, and wonderful true stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in history--the periodic table --in this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon.

Why did Gandhi hate iodine?
How did radium nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation?
And why did tellurium lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?

The periodic table is a crowning scientific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316388289
• ISBN13: 9780316388283
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7