The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean
Pages
394
ISBN
9780316051644
Published
2010
Description
Why did gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (cd, 48)? How did radium (ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (te, 52) lead to the most...Why did gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (cd, 48)? How did radium (ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why did tellurium (te, 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?
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