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The Disappearing Spoon

Sam Kean · 2019

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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. --from publisher description

Book details

Year
2019
Language
English
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Editions
23
Reader rating
4.2 / 5 (12)
Pages
240
ISBN
9780316388276

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