Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Caesar’s Last Breath, The Disappearing Spoon, and The Violinist’s Thumb. His stories hav...view moreSam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Caesar’s Last Breath, The Disappearing Spoon, and The Violinist’s Thumb. His stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Mental Floss, and Slate, and his work has been featured on NPR’s Radiolab, Science Friday, and Fresh Air.view less
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)