★ 元素週期表也能這麼瘋狂又好笑!★ 《紐約時報》暢銷書,皇家學會科普獎入圍★ 化學 × 歷史 × 人性,最精彩的科學故事集你以為元素週期表只是課本上的冷知識?其實,它充滿了瘋狂與戲劇性。從甘地討厭的碘、差點毀了居禮夫人名聲的鐳,到引發荒謬淘金熱的碲,每一種元素背後,都藏著令人難以置信的故事。山姆.基恩以幽默又生動的筆觸,將元素與人類歷史緊密交織,帶出科學家們的狂熱、執著與荒唐。本書橫跨科學、金融、戰爭與文化,讓碳、金、矽等元素不再只是符號,而是活生生參與人類命運的角色。從宇宙誕生到未來世界,元素始終在其中扮演關鍵角色。這是一場關於發現與瘋狂的旅程——當科學遇上人性,每個元素都成為故事的主角。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 scientific achievements, but it''s also a treasure trove of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element 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. Why did a little
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