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And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean
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 (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. --from publisher description