The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of rivalry, adventure, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements / Sam Kean ; adapted for young readers by Adrian Dingle and Kelsey Kennedy.
Kean, Sam, author.; Dingle, Adrian, adapter.; Kennedy, Kelsey, adapter.; Young adult adaptation of: Kean, Sam. Disappearing spoon. Spoken word (Petkoff)
2018
QD466 .K37 2018 (Mapit)
Available at Midgrade/YA Collection

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Title The disappearing spoon : and other true tales of rivalry, adventure, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements / Sam Kean ; adapted for young readers by Adrian Dingle and Kelsey Kennedy.
Author Kean, Sam, author.
Edition Young readers edition.
ISBN 9780316388283 (hardcover)
0316388289 (hardcover)
9780316388245 (electronic book)
0316388246 (electronic book)
9780316388252 (electronic book)
Published New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Language English
Description 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Call Number QD466 .K37 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 546
Summary "A young readers adaptation of the bestselling book The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary human history of the periodic table."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Dingle, Adrian, adapter.
Kennedy, Kelsey, adapter.
Young adult adaptation of: Kean, Sam. Disappearing spoon. Spoken word (Petkoff)
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Introduction: The disappearing spoon
Making the table: column by column, row by row. Geography of the elements ; The fathers of the periodic table ; All in the family: the genealogy of elements
Making atoms, breaking atoms. Where atoms come from: "We are all star stuff" ; Elements in times of war ; Completing the table ... with a bang ; Competitive elements: extending the table, expanding the Cold War
Mistakes and rivalries. Bad chemistry ; Poisoner's corridor: "Ouch-ouch" ; Take two elements, call me in the morning ; How elements deceive
The elements of human character. Political elements ; Elements as money ; Artistic elements ; An element of madness
Element science today and tomorrow. Chemistry way, way below zero ; The science of bubbles ; Tools of ridiculous precision ; Above (and beyond) the periodic table.

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