6/11/2023 0 Comments The disappearing spoon review![]() My favorite story is the devaluation of aluminum. ![]() I wouldn’t have to worry about plot or overall connecting themes, I can just enjoy the book for what it is. In fact, that’s why it took me so long to finish the book despite its engrossing nature. These stories are perfect for the person who wants to read a passage or two before doing something else. The book is filled to the brim of clever and humorous short stories of elements that have deceived, maddened, helped, and even killed people throughout the world. From the lonely scientist eager to discover a new element to elemental weaponization in war after war. It’s amazing how Sam Kean can take almost every element on the Periodic Table and highlight how they affected the history of mankind. The Disappearing Spoon highlights the elements and their respective Periodic Table’s wacky history. ![]() But Sam Kean does an amazing job in his bestseller book as its content is great and his writing style makes it seem like he’s actually here talking to me Scientific, or in general nonfiction, literature can be a chore to get through if the voice is textbook-like or if the book is just too dense. The Disappearing Spoon is perhaps one of the best science books I have ever read. ![]()
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