Kean, Sam
Summary: "A young readers adaptation of the bestselling book The Disappearing Spoon, chronicling the extraordinary human history of the periodic table."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 546 KEAKean, Sam
Summary: Traces the story of a renegade group of soldiers, scientists, and spies who were sent into Axis territory to spy on and sabotage Germany's nuclear weapons research and prevent Hitler from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.8 KEAKean, Sam
Summary: "Science is a force for good in the world--at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn't everything, it's the only thing--no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174 KEACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 KEAKean, Sam
Summary: Offers tales of victims affected by brain injuries and diseases, early studies of the function of the brain, and the history of neuroscience.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.4 KEAKean, Sam
Summary: "The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe: It's invisible. It's ever-present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. In Caesar's Last Breath, ... bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of earth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017