The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements
Title:
The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Examines the stories behind the creation of the periodic table, focusing on the history of gold, carbon, silicon, and neon.
Year Published:
2011
2010
Physical Description:
xii, 391 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Subject:
ISBN:
9780316051637
9780329854218
9780316051644
Publisher:
New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown, 2011.