Progress in inorganic chemistry vs The Disappearing Spoon: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Progress in inorganic chemistry Progress in inorganic chemistry Henry Taube · 1983 ★★★★☆ 3.8 601 pages · ≈ 11 h 08 m · Moderate
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Cover of The Disappearing Spoon The Disappearing Spoon Sam Kean · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.0 391 pages · ≈ 7 h 14 m · Moderate

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…

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Progress in inorganic chemistryThe Disappearing Spoon
Hardcover — 4.0 (130)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books — 4.0 (308)

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Progress in inorganic chemistryThe Disappearing Spoon
Ratings 1 308
Editions 49 22
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention — 1145
Pages 601 391

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