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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 Elements by Sam Kean Gifts Under $50 our Art of Tinkering logoWhy 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 treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The Disappearing Spoon masterfully fuses science with the classic lore of invention, investigation, and discovery from the Big Bang through the end of time.