Para navegar fora desse carrossel, use sua tecla de atalho do cabeçalho para navegar para o anterior ou seguinte. Compre o livro The Disappearing Spoon na Amazon.com.br: confira as ofertas para livros em inglês e importados It's reference points are narrow and fed very largely by America's contributions to science and then frustratingly in a book about science it ends up with random anti-Russian rhetoric ('only 2 useless elements were discovered in Russia,' 'the list of great Russian scientists is barren'), has a remakrable statement about America being the only 'scientifically developed country' with enough scruples not to sign the Hague Convention to ban chemical warfare on the basis that all signators were hypocritical and then progresses to celebrate America's triumph in the greatest scientific project of all time, the Manhatten Project. After that, he tried to move to Spain (it didn't take) and ended up in Washington, D.C. Os membros Prime aproveitam em uma única assinatura frete GRÁTIS e rápido, além de conteúdo de entretenimento, como filmes, séries, músicas, eBooks, revistas e jogos por apenas R$ 9,90/mês. I liked Sam's point that Portugal acted as a middle man in laundering Jewish gold and trading materials . For a book on science, this seems very out of place and almost shocking. Thanks for exploring this SuperSummary Study Guide of “The Disappearing Spoon” by Sam Kean. Independence. Formas de pagamento aceitas: cartões de crédito (Visa, MasterCard, Elo e American Express) e boleto. Avaliado no Reino Unido em 21 de junho de 2017. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? Chapter 19 Summary and Reflection. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the…. Você está ouvindo uma amostra da edição em áudio do Audible. The science history is interesting but this book is spoiled by the author not knowing the meaning of English words and using them inappropriately. Leia em qualquer dispositivo com aplicativo gratuito Kindle. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as the play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. Tente fazer sua solicitação novamente mais tarde. The fascinating tales in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, gold and every single element on the table as the play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, conflict, the arts, medicine and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them. Sam Kean spent years collecting mercury from broken thermometers as a child and now he is a writer in Washington DC. Curiously, Churchill turned a blind eye . As other reviewers have commented there are a number of errors and grammatical gaffs. Sam gets called Sean at least once a month. The last chapter started with the introduction of the most rare element known on Earth, astatine. It is really worth reading it, I learned a lot. In the final chapter of his book, Kean talks about the fact that francium is very rare. It seems to be primarily written for a US audience with a particular US bias and use of non-SI units such as pounds and ounces for weight, or Fahrenheit for temperature. Itens que você visualizou recentemente e recomendações baseadas em seu histórico: Selecione o departamento que deseja pesquisar no. It is really worth reading it, I learned a lot. Depois de acessar páginas de produtos, aqui você encontra um jeito fácil de voltar para as páginas pelas quais se interessou. You can get so much information out of this book that it makes it one of a kind. Interesting and entertaining, but far from perfect. Avaliado no Brasil em 8 de fevereiro de 2015. Juscelino Kubitschek, 2041, Torre E, 18° andar - São Paulo |. He has a master's degree in library science he will probably never use. Por favor, tente novamente. It's reference points are narrow and fed very largely by America's contributions to science and then frustratingly in a book about science it ends up with random anti-Russian rhetoric ('only 2 useless elements were discovered in Russia,' 'the list of great Russian scientists is barren'), has a remakrable statement about America being the only 'scientifically developed country' with enough scruples not to sign the Hague Convention to ban chemical warfare on the basis that all signators were hypocritical and then progresses to celebrate America's triumph in the greatest scientific project of all time, the Manhatten Project.