The disappearing spoon and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements /
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Black Swan, 2011Description: vi, 390 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780552777506 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Chemistry -- History | Chemists | Chemical elements -- Miscellanea | Popular ScienceDDC classification: 540.9 LOC classification: QD11Summary: The infectious tales and astounding details in 'The Disappearing Spoon' follow carbon, neon, silicon and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally published: New York: Little, Brown, 2010; London: Doubleday, 2011.
The infectious tales and astounding details in 'The Disappearing Spoon' follow carbon, neon, silicon and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
Includes bibliographical references and index.