From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's...
Explore the wacky, weird, and wonderful true stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in history--the periodic table --in this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon. Why did Gandhi hate iodine?
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From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, finance, mythology, the arts, medicine, and more, as told by the Periodic Table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's...
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?
Explore the wacky, weird, and wonderful true stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in history--the periodic table --in this young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon. Why did Gandhi hate iodine?
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