The Disappearing Spoon
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About this book
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. --from publisher description
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 308 readers · 391 pages · ≈ 7 h 14 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Disappearing Spoon?
About ≈ 7 h 14 m — 391 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Disappearing Spoon?
391 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Disappearing Spoon?
It sits on the Science, History shelves.
Is The Disappearing Spoon in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Disappearing Spoon?
Sam Kean (1953–0).