The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements -- Sam Kean, Paperback Dorothy Hart Blaney becomes determined to get

Blaney becomes determined to get revenge-unaware that the madman he seeks is a friend of his

and conditions of 668 species of mushrooms that can be found all throughout North America

with his three children

a cruel twist of fate

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements -- Sam Kean, Paperback Dorothy Hart Blaney becomes determined to getFrom 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 reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go to element for laboratory pranksters? The Periodic Table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure,