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S'està carregant… The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the… (edició 2010)de Sam Kean (Autor)
Informació de l'obraThe Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements de Sam Kean
  
No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I love interesting facts about our natural world so perhaps it was inevitable that I would enjoy this book. But as someone who does not consider herself 'good at science' I loved how accessible this book made science, and it brought me a new understanding of the building blocks of our universe. (  ) Meggo | May 28, 2022 |  Very enjoyable. Light and explanations are light on rigor, but a fun read (  ) smbass | Jan 30, 2022 | Thought-provoking an interesting. Would definitely read another book by Keane bookdrunkard78 | Jan 6, 2022 | Maybe 3.5 stars. Not sure I'm feeling that generous. I really, really wish this book had been written more as a set of maybe short stories about the elements themselves. Instead, it is written about the periodic table as a whole, rows and columns and elements that behave similarly or produce certain outcomes. I hate to say it, but I found it all too scientific. It reads as a collection of facts without a real narrative. I mean, electron shells, and quarks make an appearance, even left- and right-handed proteins. It's all a little much if you're looking for a good story. If, on the other hand, the science is what you're after, boy do I have a book for you. Overall, this is a really good book for someone, I just wasnt science enough to handle it. (  ) JessicaReadsThings | Dec 2, 2021 | Hey, everybody, how would you like to read a book about the periodic table? Whatja think? The elements? You know, sodium and hydrogen? All that? Who is in? Okay, you don't have to react like that. Please. No more boos and no more hissing. I know, I know, it sounds like a snoozer, but, trust me on this, this could be the best book you read all year. Sam Kean tells stories about all of the elements in the periodic table, and, believe it or not, these tales are tales of passion and murder and betrayal and adventure and scheming...everything you want in a story, and they all center around the elements. I loved this book, and that's fabulous, but the odd thing is that I, for the first time in my life, I feel like I have a good understanding of basic chemistry and physics. ( ) debnance | Nov 10, 2021 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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The periodic table of the elements is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, obsession, and betrayal. These tales follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold, and all the elements in the table as they play out their parts in human history. The usual suspects are here, like Marie Curie (and her radioactive journey to the discovery of polonium and radium) and William Shockley (who is credited, not exactly justly, with the discovery of the silicon transistor)--but the more obscure characters provide some of the best stories, like Paul Emile François Lecoq de Boisbaudran, whose discovery of gallium, a metal with a low melting point, gives this book its title: a spoon made of gallium will melt in a cup of tea.--From publisher description. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — S'està carregant…GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)546 — Natural sciences and mathematics Chemistry InorganicLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana: (3.86)
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