Books written by Sam Kean
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Il cucchiaino scomparso
E come è accaduto altre volte nella storia della fisica, Bose decise di far finta che il suo dato errato fosse quello giusto. Scrisse allora un articolo in cui mostrava che i conti tornavano, e in cui confessava di non avere idea del ...
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table...
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 ...
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table...
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 ...
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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
The book reveals the origins of much of modern science in the transatlantic slave trade of the 1700s, as well as Thomas Edison's mercenary support of the electric chair and the warped logic of the spies who infiltrated the Manhattan Project ...
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table...
These fascinating tales follow every element on the table as they play out their parts in human history, and in the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times 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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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
The book reveals the origins of much of modern science in the transatlantic slave trade of the 1700s, as well as Thomas Edison’s mercenary support of the electric chair and the warped logic of the spies who infiltrated the Manhattan ...
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外科醫生與瘋狂大腦決鬥的傳奇: 神經學奇案500年, 世界最古怪病症的不思議之旅
Ben shu shen ru pou xi 500 nian lai shen jing yi xue de chuan qi, Zhu ti you xiao er da, Cong shen jing yuan kuo zhan dao shen...
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The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
The details of the mission rival the finest spy thriller, but what makes this story sing is the incredible cast of characters -- both heroes and rogues alike -- including: Moe Bergm, the major league catcher who abandoned the game for a ...
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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness,...
In The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Sam Kean travels through time with stories of neurological curiosities: phantom limbs, Siamese twin brains, viruses that eat patients' memories, blind people who see through their tongues.
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Caesar's Last Breath: The Epic Story Of The Air Around Us
In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe and across time to tell the epic story of the air we breathe.
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018
Best-selling author Sam Kean edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing.
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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist's Thumb, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.
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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In THE VIOLINIST'S THUMB, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.
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Il cucchiaino scomparso e altre storie della tavola periodica degli elementi
Il cucchiaino scomparso e altre storie della tavola periodica degli elementi
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Atomoví parchanti: Skutečný příběh vědců a špionů, kteří sabotovali snahu nacistů vyrobit atomovou bombu
1 Pro srovnání: Bascomb, Neil; Zimní pevnost (Práh, 2017) uvádí: „V roce 1936 vyrobil Vemork jen čtyřicet kilogramů těžké vody na prodej. O dva roky později vzrostlo toto množství na stále nicotných osmdesát kilogramů v hodnotě zhruba ...
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The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
The book reveals the origins of much of modern science in the transatlantic slave trade of the 1700s, as well as Thomas Edison's mercenary support of the electric chair and the warped logic of the spies who infiltrated the Manhattan Project ...
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Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA
Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table...
The infectious tales and astounding details in 'The Disappearing Spoon' follow carbon, neon, silicon and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts,...
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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Rivalry, Adventure, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table...
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 ...