![]() ![]() The elements are often grouped by reaction, geographic, or historical context and this can lead to some awkward transitions. The tales of the elements (and often accompanying scientists) span from early days when all science was lumped together and an individual could know everything there is to know, to the modern day of vast laboratories stocked with amazing equipment and highly specialized scientists. Included in this great Chemistry 101 class are flashes of history, lexicography, linguistics, medicine, anthropology, economics, accounting, and anatomy. The author gives each element a backstory, providing enough technical detail to interest scientists and enough drama and intrigue to keep newcomers turning the pages. The author works his way through the periodic table element by element with tales of how each one has influenced history through its discovery, use, or the people surrounding it. Well, the Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of Elements by Sam Kean might just be the greatest collection of chemistry campfire stories. ![]() ![]() Ever wonder what stories are told around the campfire at Chemistry Camp? ![]()
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