A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table.
Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? 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 a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow elements on the table as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
Adapted for a middle grade audience, the young readers edition of The Disappearing Spoon offers the material in a simple, easy-to-follow format, with approximately 20 line drawings and sidebars throughout. Students, teachers, and burgeoning science buffs will love learning about the history behind the chemistry.
0 有用 野原新之助 2021-11-24 18:17:07
这本书之前引进过，中文书名是“元素的盛宴：化学奇谈与日常生活”，似乎口碑还不错。这是新版，在原书的基础上特意为青少年读者改写，删掉了复杂的信息，增添了许多有趣的小知识，因此可读性更强。这本书以元素周期表为基础，讲与这些元素有关的故事，正如作者所说，它涉及“泡沫、炸弹、毒素、金钱、炼金术、狭隘政治，历史，犯罪，以及爱”，可以说是包罗万象。