5/10/2023 0 Comments The disappearing spoon book![]() ![]() ![]() It elucidates both the meanings and the pleasures of those numbers and letters, and does so with style and dash. "If you stared a little helplessly at the chart of the periodic table on the wall of your high school chemistry class, then this is the book for you. If only I had read it before taking chemistry." - Mark Kurlanksy, author of Salt and Cod Sam Kean's The Disappearing Spoon is a pleasure and full of insights. "It happens often in biology, but only once in a rare while does an author come along with the craft and the vision to capture the fun and fascination of chemistry. Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. "Entertaining and enlightening." - Kirkus Reviews The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery from the Big Bang through the end of time. "Aiming at a general audience with a cursory knowledge of science and chemistry, Kean writes in a whimsical yet easy-to-read style." - Library Journal ![]() "With a constant flow of fun facts bubbling to the surface, Kean writes with wit, flair, and authority in a debut that will delight even general readers." - Publishers Weekly ![]()
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