The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Autor Sam Keanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 iun 2011
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters?*
The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. THE DISAPPEARING SPOON masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery--from the Big Bang through the end of time.
*Though solid at room temperature, gallium is a moldable metal that melts at 84 degrees Fahrenheit. A classic science prank is to mold gallium spoons, serve them with tea, and watch guests recoil as their utensils disappear.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316051637
ISBN-10: 0316051632
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 138 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
ISBN-10: 0316051632
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 138 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Back Bay Books
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States
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Notă biografică
Sam
Kean
is
the
author
of
theNew
York
TimesbestsellersThe
Disappearing
SpoonandThe
Violinist's
Thumband
the
forthcoming
bookThe
Tale
of
the
Dueling
Neurosurgeons.His
work
has
appeared
in
theNew
York
Times
Magazine,
Mental
Floss,
Slate,andNew
Scientistand
has
been
featured
on
NPR'sRadiolab,
All
Things
Considered,andFresh
Air.
Recenzii
"Kean...unpacks
the
periodic
table's
bag
of
tricks
with
such
aplomb
and
fascination
that
material
normally
as
heavy
as
lead
transmutes
into
gold.
A-"—Keith
Staskiewicz,Entertainment
Weekly
"Kean's writing sparks like small shocks...he gives science a whiz-bang verve so that every page becomes one you cannot wait to turn just to see what he's going reveal next."—Caroline Leavitt,The Boston Globe
"[Kean turns]The Disappearing Spooninto a nonstop parade of lively science stories...ebullient."—Janet Maslin,New York Times
"Kean's palpable enthusiasm and the thrill of knowledge and invention the book imparts can infect even the most right-brained reader."—Christine Thomas,Miami Herald
"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
"Nearly 150 years of wide-ranging science...and Kean makes it all interesting. Entertaining and enlightening."—Kirkus
"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.The Disappearing Spoonis a pleasure and full of insights. If only I had read it before taking chemistry."—Mark Kurlansky,author of Salt and Cod
"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. It elucidates both the meanings and the pleasures of those numbers and letters, and does so with style and dash."—Bill McKibben,author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
"The Disappearing Spoonshines a welcome light on the beauty of the periodic table. Follow plain speaking and humorous Sam Kean into its intricate geography and stray into astronomy, biology, and history, learn of neon rain and gas warfare, meet both ruthless and selfless scientists, and before it is over fall head over heels for the anything but arcane subject of chemistry."—Bill Streever,author ofCold
"Kean's writing sparks like small shocks...he gives science a whiz-bang verve so that every page becomes one you cannot wait to turn just to see what he's going reveal next."—Caroline Leavitt,The Boston Globe
"[Kean turns]The Disappearing Spooninto a nonstop parade of lively science stories...ebullient."—Janet Maslin,New York Times
"Kean's palpable enthusiasm and the thrill of knowledge and invention the book imparts can infect even the most right-brained reader."—Christine Thomas,Miami Herald
"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
"Nearly 150 years of wide-ranging science...and Kean makes it all interesting. Entertaining and enlightening."—Kirkus
"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.The Disappearing Spoonis a pleasure and full of insights. If only I had read it before taking chemistry."—Mark Kurlansky,author of Salt and Cod
"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. It elucidates both the meanings and the pleasures of those numbers and letters, and does so with style and dash."—Bill McKibben,author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
"The Disappearing Spoonshines a welcome light on the beauty of the periodic table. Follow plain speaking and humorous Sam Kean into its intricate geography and stray into astronomy, biology, and history, learn of neon rain and gas warfare, meet both ruthless and selfless scientists, and before it is over fall head over heels for the anything but arcane subject of chemistry."—Bill Streever,author ofCold
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A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? 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?
The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow elements on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
Adapted for a middle grade audience, the young readers edition of The Disappearing Spoon offers the material in a simple, easy-to-follow format, with approximately 20 line drawings and sidebars throughout. Students, teachers, and burgeoning science buffs will love learning about the history behind the chemistry.