Disappearing Spoon and Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Suclass Code_1KK gleaned from the 150-year-old Austrian

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Disappearing Spoon and Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements Suclass Code_1KK gleaned from the 150-year-old AustrianWhy did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium (Cd, 48)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie's reputation? And 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 it's also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow