Summertime Reading: The Disappearing Spoon - Giveaway (ends 8/3)
Saturday, July 24, 2010 Posted by One 2 Try
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
A description of The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. 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.
This is an interesting book to say the least. The world of science has been brought to light in amazing stories of everyday exposure to the elements. Elements as Money was one of my favorite chapters. We learn how chemicals are used for counterfit prevention and why certain countries currency is designed the way it is. Did you also know that the original book of The Wizard of OZ - Dorothy's slippers are silver and she walks on the golden road to the green city thought to symbolize the values of silver versus gold. Amazing! The Disappearing Spoon is filled with stories based around the elements. This is the type of book my dad would pour over cover to cover. From the Big Bang to the Gandhi and many more stories of our interactions with the sciences, this is a fun book to read more about the world around us and how the elements have affected it.
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (July 12, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316051640
ISBN-13: 978-0316051644
You can purchase The Disappearing Spoon at Amazon or check with your local book seller.
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