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Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made from cadmium (Cd 48)? How did radium (Ra 88) nearly ruin Marie Curies reputation? & why did tellurium (Te 52) lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history? The periodic table is one of our crowning scientific achievements but its also a treasure trove of passion adventure betrayal & obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon" follow carbon neon silicon gold & every single element on the table as they play out their parts in human history finance mythology conflict the arts medicine & the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. Why did a little lithium (Li 3) help cure poet Robert Lowell of his madness? & how did gallium (Ga 31) become the go-to element for laboratory pranksters? " The Disappearing Spoon" has the answers fusing science with the classic lore of invention investigation discovery & alchemy from the big bang through to the end of time."

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Gold - A precious highly conductive metal

Carbon - A common element, in its simplest form is coal. The element can take different form from hard diamonds through graphite to soft carbon

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