The Disappearing Spoon

4.0 avg 308 votes

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

4.0 ★★★★☆ average of 3 sources · 308 votes
Open Library 4.2 12
Apple Books 4.0 308
Hardcover 3.9 139

Reader Profile

Enjoyment80Difficulty60Influence36Popularity42Classic16

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.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Disappearing Spoon~7 h 14 m

How many pages is The Disappearing Spoon?

391 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Disappearing Spoon391

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).

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