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The Icepick Surgeon
Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2022
201 kr
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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 …
The Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2019, 9-12 år
122 kr
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Why 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 a crowning scientific …
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2011
277 kr
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Museum of Lost Things
True Tales of Fabled Treasures, Legendary Cities, and Mythical Creatures That Vanished From History
Av Sam Kean
Inbunden, 2026
334 kr
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Spanning a million years of history, the mysteries in these pages include fabled relics, legendary cities, mythical species, and undeciphered languages that have bedeviled seekers for centuries. Perhaps the single most common theme across all of history is loss. The loss of lands, loss of sacred …
Dinner with King Tut
How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2026
206 kr
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LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER | INDIE BESTSELLER | New York Times's 10 Books our Readers Are Most Excited About | Boston Globe's Best Books of Summer 2025 | A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Nonfiction BookWhether it's the mighty pyramids of Egypt or the majestic temples of Mexico, we have a good …
Disappearing Spoon
And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Young Readers Edition)
Av Sam Kean
Inbunden, 2010
455 kr
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The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in THE DISAPPEARING SPOON follow carbon, neon, silicon and gold as they play out their parts in …
Violinist's Thumb
And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
Av Sam Kean
Inbunden, 2012
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
468 kr
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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2013
284 kr
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Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Av Sam Kean
Inbunden, 2014
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
455 kr
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2015
290 kr
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Caesar's Last Breath: And Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around Us
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2018
258 kr
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The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2020
293 kr
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Dinner with King Tut
How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
Av Sam Kean
Inbunden, 2025
319 kr
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearing Spoon, a romp through the entire history of humankind-from 75,000 B.C. to the dawn of the modern age.From the mighty pyramids of Egypt to the majestic temples of the Aztec, we have a good idea of what the past looked like. But what …
Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2011
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
135 kr
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Why 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 …
Violinist's Thumb
And other extraordinary true stories as written by our DNA
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
227 kr
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Did the human race almost go extinct? Can genetics explain a cat lady's love for felines? How does DNA lead to people with no fingerprints or humans born with tails? And how did the right combination of genes create the exceptionally flexible thumbs and fingers of a truly singular …
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018
Av Sam Kean, Tim Folger
Häftad, 2018
318 kr
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Best American Science And Nature Writing 2018
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2018
103 kr
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A collection of the year''s best science and nature writings, selected by New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean."This is one of the most exciting times in the history of science," Sam Kean proclaims in his introduction to The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018. "Things aren''t …
Disappearing Spoon...and other true tales from the Periodic Table
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2011
113 kr
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Why 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 …
Violinist's Thumb
And other extraordinary true stories as written by our DNA
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2012
144 kr
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Did the human race almost go extinct? Can genetics explain a cat lady's love for felines? How does DNA lead to people with no fingerprints or humans born with tails? And how did the right combination of genes create the exceptionally flexible thumbs and fingers of a truly singular …
Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2014
125 kr
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For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards. In many cases their survival was miraculous, and observers …
Caesar's Last Breath
The Epic Story of The Air Around Us
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2017
125 kr
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** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **‘Popular science at its best’Mail on Sunday‘Eminently accessible and enjoyable’ObserverWith every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. On the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab wounds in the Roman Senate, but the story of …
Bastard Brigade
The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2020
157 kr
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Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the midst of planning the Manhattan Project, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services created a secret offshoot - the Alsos Mission - meant to gather intelligence on …
Bastard Brigade
The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2019
44 kr
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Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the midst of planning the Manhattan Project, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services created a secret offshoot - the Alsos Mission - meant to gather intelligence on …
La cuchara menguante
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2018
142 kr
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¿Por qué Gandhi odiaba el yodo? ¿Qué hizo el radio para estar a punto de arruinar la reputación de Marie Curie? La tabla periódica es un logro científico excepcional, pero también es un filón de aventura, codicia, traición y obsesión. Las fascinantes historias contenidas en "La cuchara menguante" …
Tappajat tieteen nimissä
Av Sam Kean
E-bok, 2024
275 kr
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Tieteen synkimmät salaisuudet Tappajat teiteen nimissä kertoo tieteilijöiden tekemistä kauheuksista läpi historian. Se vie myös tulevaisuuteen, jossa lääketieteen kehitys saattaa johtaa täysin uudenlaisiin tapoihin vahingoittaa toisiamme. Tiede tekee paljon hyvää maailmassa – yleensä. Mutta joskus …
Tappajat tieteen nimissä
Av Sam Kean
Ljudbok, 2024
280 kr
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Tieteen synkimmät salaisuudet Tappajat teiteen nimissä kertoo tieteilijöiden tekemistä kauheuksista läpi historian. Se vie myös tulevaisuuteen, jossa lääketieteen kehitys saattaa johtaa täysin uudenlaisiin tapoihin vahingoittaa toisiamme. Tiede tekee paljon hyvää maailmassa – yleensä. Mutta joskus …
Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons
The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
Av Sam Kean
Häftad, 2015
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
160 kr
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For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards. In many cases their survival was miraculous, and observers …
