The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Cover
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The Disappearing Spoon And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

Sam Kean

From 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?

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was highlighted as another great read, with a focus on the periodic table of elements and related true stories, including some related to radium.

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and The Disappearing Spoon which I've listened to fucking so many times by Sam Kean, K-E-A-N. It's true tales of madness, love, and history in the world from the periodic table of elements.

— Episode: 190 - Lick The Clock

Episode: 190 - Lick The Clock

It was highlighted as another great read, with a focus on the periodic table of elements and related true stories, including some related to radium.

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and The Disappearing Spoon which I've listened to fucking so many times by Sam Kean, K-E-A-N. It's true tales of madness, love, and history in the world from the periodic table of elements.

It's a really great book and I've listened to both of them and they're great on audiobook too.

Episode: 190 - Lick The Clock

It was mentioned alongside 'The Poisoner's Handbook' as a great book for people interested in the topic. One host mentioned listening to it numerous times.

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...and The Disappearing Spoon which I've listened to fucking so many times by Sam Kean, K-E-A-N. It's true tales of madness, love, and history in the world from the periodic table of elements.

It's a really great book and I've listened to both of them and they're great on audiobook too.

99% Invisible

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99% Invisible

It was presented as a book that tells two tales of madness, love, and the history of the world through the periodic table of the elements.

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My name is Sam Keen. The book is The Disappearing Spoon and other two tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements.

— Episode: Periodic Table

Episode: Periodic Table

It was presented as a book that tells two tales of madness, love, and the history of the world through the periodic table of the elements.

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My name is Sam Keen. The book is The Disappearing Spoon and other two tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from the periodic table of the elements.

Monday Morning Podcast

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Monday Morning Podcast

It was discussed as a resource for learning more about the elements, specifically radium, and Bill Burr expressed his intention to memorize it despite finding some aspects of the book's information frustrating.

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Radium was the titanium of the early 1900s. It was the brilliant, shiny, powerful element everyone wanted to associate their products with and sell it to whites only.

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-14-12

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-14-12

It was discussed as a resource for learning more about the elements, specifically radium, and Bill Burr expressed his intention to memorize it despite finding some aspects of the book's information frustrating.

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Radium was the titanium of the early 1900s. It was the brilliant, shiny, powerful element everyone wanted to associate their products with and sell it to whites only.

Many radium products of a century ago, such as radium furniture polish and radium toothpaste, contained no radium.

I am gonna memorize it though.

Why isn't that in here? You know, fuck this book.

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