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Sam Kean, Sam Kean
394 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316089
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Language: English
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Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters?* The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a tr...
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Sam Kean, Sam Kean
394 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316089
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for laboratory pranksters?* The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a tr...