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A review by krjdolan
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
4.0
As a reformed physics nerd, this book definitely scratched an itch - a lot of engaging stories about chemistry with some necessary biology and physics thrown in!
The good:
- great collection of some of the idiosyncrasies of the elements and the people that work with them
- about as light a tone as you'll find for a science book!
The bad:
- if you don't already know a bit about science there are some passages that get too into the weeds which could be vexing.
The good:
- great collection of some of the idiosyncrasies of the elements and the people that work with them
- about as light a tone as you'll find for a science book!
The bad:
- if you don't already know a bit about science there are some passages that get too into the weeds which could be vexing.