The Disappearing Spoon

The Disappearing Spoon

2010 • 394 pages

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Average rating4.2

15

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.

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November 11, 2011

This made chemistry interesting! I am not a lover of science, but this was very well written and entertaining. I'm glad I listened to it. Having someone “tell” me the story made it more interesting.

March 25, 2017

Lots of humor and not to detailed; this is a nice book for a not-so-scientific person like me.

November 20, 2020

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