Sam Kean

Forfatter af The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

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Sam Kean is the author of The Disappearing Spoon, The Violinist's Thumb, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery all of which were national bestsellers. The Disappearing Spoon was nominated by the Royal vis mere Society for one of the top science books of 2010, while The Violinist's Thumb was a finalist for PEN's literary science writing award. Kean's stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist, among other places, and his work has been featured on "Radiolab" and NPR's "All Things Considered," among other shows. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Andre navne: Kean, Sam P.
Fødselsdato: 1978
Køn: male
Nationalitet: USA
Fødested: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Bopæl: Washington, D.C., USA
Uddannelse: University of Minnesota (physics and English)
Erhverv: journalist
Organisationer: Science
Agent: Jim Broadhead

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Indeholder "Introduction", "Part I, Orientation: Column by Column, Row by Row", " 1. Geography Is Destiny", " 2. Near Twins and Black Sheep: The Genealogy of Elements", " 3. The Galápagos of the Periodic Table", "Part II, Making Atoms, Breaking Atoms", " 4. Where Atoms Come From: "We Are All Star Stuff"", " 5. Elements in Times of War", " 6. Completing the Table . . . with a Bang", " 7. Extending the Table, Expanding the Cold War", "Part III, Periodic Confusion: The Emergence of Complexity", " 8. From Physics to Biology", " 9. Poisoner's Corridor: "Ouch-Ouch"", " 10. Take Two Elements, Call Me in the Morning", " 11. How Elements Deceive", "Part IV, The Elements of Human Character", " 12. Political Elements", " 13. Elements as Money", " 14. Artistic Elements", " 15. An Element of Madness", "Part V, Element Science Today and Tomorrow", " 16. Chemistry Way, Way Below Zero", " 17. Spheres of Splendor: The Science of Bubbles", " 18. Tools of Ridiculous Precision", " 19. Above (and Beyond) the Periodic Table", "Acknowledgments and Thanks", "Notes and Errata", "Bibliography", "Index", "The Periodic Table of the Elements".

"Introduction" handler om forfatterens barndom, hvor han tit slog kviksølvbarometre i stykker og så sin mor samle kviksølvet sammen i en stor kugle. Kviksølv var et magisk stof, så fx fik en doktor Benjamin Rush den ide at lave et afføringsmiddel med store mængder kviksølv i. Han gav Lewis og Clark en pæn portion med på deres tur gennem South Dakota og Louisiana og da de brugte dem flittigt, kan man i vore dage lokalisere deres latrinhuller med stor sikkerhed pgra kviksølvet. Hg = Hydragyrum = vandsølv. Senere blev han selv kemiker og lærte hvor giftig kviksølv er. Og selv om han er blevet en lærd mand, så skatter han dog de historier højest, som hans lærere i tidens løb har fortalt. Fx om en af kollegaerne, der legede med at speede sin pacemaker op ved at stille sig i nærheden af nogle store spoler!
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