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391 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316051637
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 06 June 2011
Description
From 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...
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funny 36%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 17%
reflective 17%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
dark 2%
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fast 10%
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Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Animal death391 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316051637
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Publication date: 06 June 2011
Description
From 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...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,828 reviews
Moods
funny 36%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 17%
reflective 17%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 6%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%
dark 2%
Pace
slow 43%
fast 10%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Body horror, CancerModerate
Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Animal death